archipel

See also: Archipel

Czech

Noun

archipel m

1. archipelago

   Synonym: souostroví

Further reading

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

Dutch

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

Etymology

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

• 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

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.