-archa

See also: archa and archą

Latin

Etymology

Declension change from -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈar.kʰa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈar.ka]

Suffix

-archa m (genitive -archae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) -arch (ruler, leader)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-archa	-archae
genitive	-archae	-archārum
dative	-archae	-archīs
accusative	-archam	-archās
ablative	-archā	-archīs
vocative	-archa	-archae

Descendants

• English: -arch
• Italian: -arca
• Portuguese: -arca
• Sicilian: -arca
• Spanish: -arca