-άρχης

See also: αρχής and ἀρχῆς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ, “rule”, “government”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ár.kʰɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈar.kʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/

Suffix

-ᾰ́ρχης • (-ắrkhēs) m (genitive -ᾰ́ρχου); first declension

-arch (ruler, leader)

Declension

First declension of -ᾰ́ρχης; -ᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́ρχης -ắrkhēs	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -ắrkhā	-ᾰ́ρχαι -ắrkhai
Genitive	-ᾰ́ρχου -ắrkhou	-ᾰ́ρχαιν -ắrkhain	-ᾰρχῶν -ărkhôn
Dative	-ᾰ́ρχῃ -ắrkhēi	-ᾰ́ρχαιν -ắrkhain	-ᾰ́ρχαις -ắrkhais
Accusative	-ᾰ́ρχην -ắrkhēn	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -ắrkhā	-ᾰ́ρχᾱς -ắrkhās
Vocative	-ᾰ́ρχᾰ -ắrkhă	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -ắrkhā	-ᾰ́ρχαι -ắrkhai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άρχης

Descendants

Greek: -άρχης (-árchis)
Latin: -archēs

Greek

Alternative forms

-αδα (-ada)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs).

Suffix

-άρχης • (-árchis) m

Indicating leadership, ownership of or power over
‎κατάστημα (katástima, “shop”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎καταστηματάρχης (katastimatárchis, “shopkeeper”)

‎νομός (nomós, “nome”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎νομάρχης (nomárchis, “nomarch”)

‎αίθουσα (aíthousa, “room, auditorium”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎αιθουσάρχης (aithousárchis, “cinema owner”)

Declension

Declension of **-άρχης**
	singular	plural
nominative	-άρχης (-árchis)	-άρχες (-árches)
genitive	-άρχη (-árchi)	-αρχών (-archón)
accusative	-άρχη (-árchi)	-άρχες (-árches)
vocative	-άρχη (-árchi)	-άρχες (-árches)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -άρχης