ἀρχέτυπον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀρχέτῠπον • (arkhétŭpon)

  1. inflection of ἀρχέτυπος (arkhétupos):
    1. neuter nominative/vocative singular
    2. masculine/feminine/neuter accusative singular

Noun

ἀρχέτῠπον • (arkhétŭponn (genitive ἀρχετύπου); second declension

  1. archetype, pattern, model
  2. the figure on a seal

Declension

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: архети́п (arhetíp)
  • Esperanto: arketipo
  • Latin: archetypum (see there for further descendants)
  • Macedonian: архетип (arhetip)
  • Russian: архети́п (arxetíp)
  • Ukrainian: архети́п (arxetýp)

Further reading

  • ἀρχέτυπον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers