archi-

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See also: archi, Archi, and -archi

Translingual

Etymology

Late Latin archi- (“arch-, chief, first”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”)

Prefix

archi-

  1. Synonym of arch-.

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with archi-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin, lead, rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

archi-

  1. Alternative form of arch-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with archi-

Translations

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi/
    • Audio (Vosges):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra-
  2. (colloquial) dead (extremely)
    ‎archi- + ‎faux (“wrong”) → ‎archifaux (“dead wrong, extremely wrong”)
    ‎archi- + ‎vrai (“true”) → ‎archivrai (“extremely true”)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with archi-

Italian

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with archi-

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on.

Pronunciation

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-, archi-

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with archi-

Descendants

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

Pronunciation

Prefix

archi-

  1. arch-
    ‎archi- + ‎diecezja → ‎archidiecezja

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with archi-

Further reading

  • archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Prefix

archi-

  1. archi-, arch-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with archi-

Further reading

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