Arche

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”). === Proper noun === Arche (astronomy) One of the moons of Jupiter. === Anagrams === REACH, acher, chare, chear, rache, reach == German == === Alternative forms === Arke (obsolete, until 17th c.) === Etymology === From Middle High German arche, byform of more common arke, from Old High German arka, archa, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, from Latin arca. The expected German form is Arke. The ch-form is native in parts of Upper German. It was reinforced in the modern standard language by the Medieval Latin spelling archa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈarçə/, [ˈʔaʁ.çə], [ˈʔaɐ̯.çə], [ˈʔaː.çə] === Noun === Arche f (genitive Arche, plural Archen) (religion) ark (Noah’s ship) (religion, archaic) ark of the covenant Synonyms: Lade, Bundeslade (nautical, obsolete) broad, middle-sized boat or ship (obsolete or dialectal) wooden box, chest Synonyms: Kasten, Kiste ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Arche” in Duden online “Arche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Arche f ark == Turkish == === Proper noun === Arche (astronomy) Arche