"Arche" meaning in German

See Arche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈarçə/, [ˈʔaʁ.çə], [ˈʔaɐ̯.çə], [ˈʔaː.çə] Audio: De-Arche.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|arche}} Middle High German arche, {{inh|de|goh|arka}} Old High German arka, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*arkō}} Proto-Germanic *arkō, {{der|de|la|arca}} Latin arca, {{der|de|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Arche f (genitive Arche, plural Archen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Arche [genitive], Archen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Arche [nominative, singular], Archen [definite, nominative, plural], Arche [genitive, singular], Archen [definite, genitive, plural], Arche [dative, singular], Archen [dative, definite, plural], Arche [accusative, singular], Archen [accusative, definite, plural], Arke [alternative]
  1. (religion) ark (Noah’s ship) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Arche-de-noun-OjjlfRdz Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (religion, archaic) ark of the covenant Tags: archaic, feminine Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: Lade, Bundeslade
    Sense id: en-Arche-de-noun--8cltt3F Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (nautical, obsolete) broad, middle-sized boat or ship Tags: feminine, obsolete Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-Arche-de-noun-v7~sxG2K Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 56 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 23 48 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 60 3 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (obsolete or dialectal) wooden box, chest Tags: dialectal, feminine, obsolete Synonyms: Kasten, Kiste
    Sense id: en-Arche-de-noun-r1w3TW-D

Inflected forms

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        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German arche",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German arka",
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        "2": "ML.",
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      },
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    {
      "form": "Arche",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Archen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
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      "form": "Arche",
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    },
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      ]
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          "ark"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion) ark (Noah’s ship)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        "ark of the covenant"
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        ],
        [
          "ark",
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        ],
        [
          "covenant",
          "covenant"
        ]
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        "(religion, archaic) ark of the covenant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Lade"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bundeslade"
        }
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "de:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "28 13 56 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        "broad, middle-sized boat or ship"
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
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          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical, obsolete) broad, middle-sized boat or ship"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
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        "wooden box, chest"
      ],
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          "box"
        ],
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          "chest",
          "chest"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete or dialectal) wooden box, chest"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Kasten"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kiste"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈarçə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʁ.çə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaɐ̯.çə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaː.çə]"
    },
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  ],
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  ],
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}
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    "German terms derived from Medieval Latin",
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    },
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "de:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ark (Noah’s ship)"
      ],
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          "ark",
          "ark"
        ]
      ],
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        "(religion) ark (Noah’s ship)"
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          "ark",
          "ark"
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        "(religion, archaic) ark of the covenant"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Lade"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bundeslade"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
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      ],
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      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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          "chest",
          "chest"
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      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "Kiste"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈarçə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʁ.çə]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaɐ̯.çə]"
    },
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  ],
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}

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