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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (in some words, when carrying secondary stress)
Prefix
архи- • (arxi-)
- (with nouns) archi-, arch- (chief, highest, most extreme)
- архи- (arxi-) + епи́скоп (jepískop, “bishop”) → архиепи́скоп (arxijepískop, “archbishop”)
- архи- (arxi-) + плут (plut, “rogue”) → архиплу́т (arxiplút, “archrogue”)
- архи- (arxi-) + фоне́ма (fonéma, “phoneme”) → архифоне́ма (arxifonéma, “archiphoneme”)
- (with adjectives) arch-, highly, extremely
- архи- (arxi-) + ва́жный (vážnyj, “important”) → архива́жный (arxivážnyj, “paramount”)
- архи- (arxi-) + консервати́вный (konservatívnyj, “conservative”) → архиконсервати́вный (arxikonservatívnyj, “archconservative”)
Derived terms