-άρχης

See also: αρχής and ἀρχῆς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓ρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ár.kʰɛːs/ → /ˈar.çis/ → /ˈar.çis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ár.kʰɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈar.kʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈar.çis/

Suffix

-ᾰ́ρχης • (-árkhēs) m (genitive -ᾰ́ρχου); first declension

1. -arch (ruler, leader)

Declension

First declension of -ᾰ́ρχης; -ᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́ρχης -árkhēs	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -árkhā	-ᾰ́ρχαι -árkhai
Genitive	-ᾰ́ρχου -árkhou	-ᾰ́ρχαιν -árkhain	-ᾰρχῶν -arkhôn
Dative	-ᾰ́ρχῃ -árkhēi	-ᾰ́ρχαιν -árkhain	-ᾰ́ρχαις -árkhais
Accusative	-ᾰ́ρχην -árkhēn	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -árkhā	-ᾰ́ρχᾱς -árkhās
Vocative	-ᾰ́ρχᾰ -árkha	-ᾰ́ρχᾱ -árkhā	-ᾰ́ρχαι -árkhai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άρχης

Descendants

• Greek: -άρχης (-árchis)
• Latin: -archēs

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Greek

Alternative forms

• -αδα (-ada)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs).

Suffix

-άρχης • (-árchis) m

1. Indicating leadership, ownership of or power over

   ‎κατάστημα (katástima, “shop”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎καταστηματάρχης (katastimatárchis, “shopkeeper”)

   ‎νομός (nomós, “nome”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎νομάρχης (nomárchis, “nomarch”)

   ‎αίθουσα (aíthousa, “room, auditorium”) + ‎-άρχης (-árchis) → ‎αιθουσάρχης (aithousárchis, “cinema owner”)

Declension

Declension of -άρχης

	singular	plural
nominative	-άρχης •	-άρχες •
genitive	-άρχη •	-αρχών •
accusative	-άρχη •	-άρχες •
vocative	-άρχη •	-άρχες •

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -άρχης