arche

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ, literally “beginning, origin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)ki/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki === Noun === arche (countable and uncountable, plural archai) (philosophy, often italicized) The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === arche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === REACH, acher, chare, chear, rache, reach == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁʃ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French arche, borrowed from Late Latin arca, from Latin arcus. ==== Noun ==== arche f (plural arches) (architecture) arch === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French arche, semi-learned borrowing from Latin arca. ==== Noun ==== arche f (plural arches) ark (Noah's ship) ===== Derived terms ===== arche de Noé === Further reading === “arche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈar.ke/ Rhymes: -arke Hyphenation: àr‧che === Noun === arche f plural of arca == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === arche f (plural arches) (Jersey, architecture) arch == Old French == === Noun === arche oblique singular, f (oblique plural arches, nominative singular arche, nominative plural arches) arch ==== Descendants ==== French: arche Norman: arche → Middle English: arch, archeEnglish: arch == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈar.xɛ/ Rhymes: -arxɛ Syllabification: ar‧che === Noun === arche f (indeclinable) (philosophy) arche === Further reading === arche in Polish dictionaries at PWN