archa

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See also: -archa and archą

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arca.

Pronunciation

Noun

archa f

  1. ark (the ship built by Noah)

Declension

Declension of archa (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative archa archy
genitive archy arch
dative arše archám
accusative archu archy
vocative archo archy
locative arše archách
instrumental archou archami

Further reading

  • archa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • archa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Etymology

Medieval respelling.

Pronunciation

Noun

archa f (genitive archae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of arca

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative archa archae
Genitive archae archārum
Dative archae archīs
Accusative archam archās
Ablative archā archīs
Vocative archa archae

Old Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arca. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /arxa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /arxa/

Noun

archa f

  1. (religion) arch (container)
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], “II Par”, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)‎, 8, 11:
      Archa bosza bila wiszla do nyego (ingressa est in eam arca domini)
      [Archa boża była wyszła do niego (ingressa est in eam arca domini)]

Descendants

  • Polish: arka

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “archa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

archa m animacy unattested

  1. Middle Polish form of arka

Declension

Attested forms of archa
singular plural
nominative archa —
genitive archy —
dative — —
accusative archę —
instrumental archą —
locative arsze —
vocative arko —

Shuar

Noun

archa

  1. harpoon

References

  • Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
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