Arche

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See also: arche, archè, arché, and -arche

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally beginning, origin).

Proper noun

Arche

  1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter.

Anagrams

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de
die Arche Noah

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German arche, byform of more common arke, from Old High German arka, archa, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, from Latin arca. The expected German form is Arke. The ch-form is native in parts of Upper German. It was reinforced in the modern standard language by the Medieval Latin spelling archa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈarçə/, , ,
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Noun

Arche f (genitive Arche, plural Archen)

  1. (religion) ark (Noah’s ship)
  2. (religion, archaic) ark of the covenant
    Synonyms: Lade, Bundeslade
  3. (nautical, obsolete) broad, middle-sized boat or ship
  4. (obsolete or dialectal) wooden box, chest
    Synonyms: Kasten, Kiste

Declension

Further reading

  • Arche” in Duden online
  • Arche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Arche f

  1. ark

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper noun

Arche

  1. (astronomy) Arche