"-arca" meaning in Italian

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈar.ka/ Forms: -archi [masculine, plural], -arche [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -arka Etymology: From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-lat|-archa}} Late Latin -archa, {{der|it|la|-archēs}} Latin -archēs, {{der|it|grc|-άρχης}} Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs) Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} -arca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -archi, feminine plural -arche)
  1. -arch (ruler, leader) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, morpheme

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -arca meaning in Italian (1.8kB)

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