archi-

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

archi-

1. Synonym of arch-.

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

• IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)kɪ/

archi-

1. Alternative form of arch-.

• Chair, Chira, chair

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi/

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• Rhymes: -i

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”)

archi-

1. arch-

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.kʰɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ki]

archi-

1. arch-, archi-

• → Portuguese: arqui-, arce-, arci-
• → Spanish: arqui-, archi-, arce-, arci-, arz-
• → Russian: арцы- (arcy-), арци- (arci-), архи- (arxi-)
• → Proto-West Germanic: *arci- (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old English: arċe-, ærċe-, erċe-
    • Middle English: arche-
      • English: arch-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).

• IPA^(key): /ar.xi/

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• Rhymes: -arxi
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archi-

1. arch-

   ‎archi- + ‎diecezja → ‎archidiecezja

• archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• arqui-

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɾt͡ʃi/ [ˌaɾ.t͡ʃi]
• Syllabification: ar‧chi-

archi-

1. archi-, arch-

• “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024