"archmage" meaning in English

See archmage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːtʃmeɪdʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːkmeɪdʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːɹt͡ʃmeɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /ˈɑːɹkmeɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-archmage.wav [US] Forms: archmagi [plural], archmages [plural], archimage [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English mage English archmage From arch- + mage. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|arch-|mage|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English mage English archmage [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "arch-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to begin", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἄρχω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀρχι-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "archi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "arċe-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "arch-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "arch-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mage", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "archmage", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="archmage"> From arch- + mage. Head templates: {{en-noun|archmagi|s}} archmage (plural archmagi or archmages)
  1. (fantasy) A very powerful mage. Synonyms: archmagus Translations (a very powerful mage): archimage [masculine] (French), Erzmagier [masculine] (German), Erzmagierin [feminine] (German), arcymag [masculine] (Polish), arquimago [masculine] (Portuguese), arhimag [masculine] (Romanian), архима́г (arximág) [masculine] (Russian), archimago [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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