archipel

See also: Archipel

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)

Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos)

Italian arcipelagobor.

French archipelbor.

German Archipelbor.

Czech archipel

Borrowed from German Archipel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarxɪpɛl]

Noun

archipel m inan

1. archipelago

   Synonym: souostroví

Declension

Declension of archipel (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	archipel	archipely
genitive	archipelu	archipelů
dative	archipelu	archipelům
accusative	archipel	archipely
vocative	archipele	archipely
locative	archipelu	archipelech
instrumental	archipelem	archipely

Further reading

• “archipel”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “archipel”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Een satellietfoto van de Filipijnse archipel
A satellite photograph of the Philippine Archipelago

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)

Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos)

Italian arcipelagobor.

French archipelbor.

Dutch archipel

Borrowed from French archipel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑrxiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.xiˌpɛl/, /ˌɑr.ʃiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.ʃiˌpɛl/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

archipel m (plural archipels, diminutive archipelletje n)

1. archipelago

Synonyms

• eilandengroep

Descendants

• Afrikaans: argipel

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)

Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos)

Italian arcipelagobor.

French archipel

Borrowed from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πέλαγος (pélagos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi.pɛl/

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Noun

archipel m (plural archipels)

1. archipelago

Further reading

• “archipel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012