archi-

== Translingual == === Etymology === Late Latin archi- (“arch-, chief, first”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief, leading”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin, lead, rule, govern”) === Prefix === archi- Synonym of arch-. ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “to begin, lead, rule, govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)kɪ/ === Prefix === archi- Alternative form of arch-. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Chair, Chira, chair == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi/ Rhymes: -i === Prefix === archi- arch- (used for intensiveness), ultra- (colloquial) dead (extremely) ‎archi- + ‎faux (“wrong”) → ‎archifaux (“dead wrong, extremely wrong”) ‎archi- + ‎vrai (“true”) → ‎archivrai (“extremely true”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Prefix === archi- arch- ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). Productive from Late Latin on. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈar.kʰɪ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈar.ki] === Prefix === archi- arch-, archi- ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → 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- == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ar.xi/ Rhymes: -arxi Syllabification: ar‧chi- === Prefix === archi- arch- ‎archi- + ‎diecezja → ‎archidiecezja ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === archi- in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === arqui- === Etymology === From Latin archi-, this stemming from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaɾt͡ʃi/ [ˌaɾ.t͡ʃi] Syllabification: ar‧chi- === Prefix === archi- archi-, arch- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “archi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025