"archipelagus" meaning in Latin

See archipelagus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ar.kʰɪˈpɛ.ɫa.ɡʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ar.kiˈpɛː.la.ɡus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian arcipelago, semantically shifted from Byzantine Greek Ἀρχιπέλαγος (Arkhipélagos) "the greatest of seas" (as the Grecian elements archi- and pelagus imply) to "a collection of islands", possibly due it being over-imposed in maps of the island-rich Aegean Sea. Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|it|arcipelago}} Borrowed from Italian arcipelago, {{der|la|gkm|Ἀρχιπέλαγος}} Byzantine Greek Ἀρχιπέλαγος (Arkhipélagos) Head templates: {{head|la|noun|genitive|archipelagī|g=n}} archipelagus n (genitive archipelagī) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|archipelagus<2.n>|acc_pl=archipelagē|acc_sg=archipelagus|nom_pl=archipelagē|voc_pl=archipelagē|voc_sg=archipelagus}} Forms: archipelagī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], archipelagus [nominative, singular], archipelagē [nominative, plural], archipelagī [genitive, singular], archipelagōrum [genitive, plural], archipelagō [dative, singular], archipelagīs [dative, plural], archipelagus [accusative, singular], archipelagē [accusative, plural], archipelagō [ablative, singular], archipelagīs [ablative, plural], archipelagus [singular, vocative], archipelagē [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin) archipelago: a collection of islands Tags: New-Latin, neuter Related terms: Archipelagus
    Sense id: en-archipelagus-la-noun-PAQ-pdHG Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, New Latin, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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