archipel

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See also: Archipel

Czech[edit]

Noun[edit]

archipel m inan

  1. archipelago
    Synonym: souostroví

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading[edit]

  • archipel in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • archipel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Een satellietfoto van de Filipijnse archipel
A satellite photograph of the Philippine Archipelago

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French archipel, from Italian Arcipelago (the Chief Sea, the Aegean Sea), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, leading) + πέλαγος (pélagos, sea). The Aegean (the Arcipelago) is a sea with many islands; by extension, the term an Arcipelago at first referred to any sea with many islands, then to the islands themselves.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑrxiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.xiˌpɛl/, /ˌɑr.ʃiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.ʃiˌpɛl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun[edit]

archipel m (plural archipels, diminutive archipelletje n)

  1. archipelago

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: argipel


French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

archipel m (plural archipels)

  1. archipelago

Further reading[edit]