arquipélago

Galician

Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)

Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos)

Italian arcipelagobor.

Galician arquipélago

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾkiˈpɛlaɡo/ [aɾ.kiˈpɛ.lɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aɾkiˈpɛlaɡo/ [aɾ.kiˈpɛ.lɑ.ɣ̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aɾkiˈpɛlaħo/ [aɾ.kiˈpɛ.lɑ.ħʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɛlaɡo

• Rhymes: -ɛlaɡo
• Rhymes: -ɛlaħo

• Hyphenation: ar‧qui‧pé‧la‧go

Noun

arquipélago m (plural arquipélagos)

1. archipelago

Further reading

• “arquipélago”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

arquipélago dos Açores

Alternative forms

• archipelago (obsolete)
• arcipelago (obsolete)
• arcipélago (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō)

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)

Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos)

Italian arcipelagobor.

Portuguese arquipélago

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu/ [ah.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu/ [ah.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu/ [aχ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /aɻ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁ.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡo/ [ah.kiˈpɛ.la.ɡo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.kiˈpɛ.lɐ.ɡu/ [ɐɾ.kiˈpɛ.lɐ.ɣu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: ar‧qui‧pé‧la‧go

Noun

arquipélago m (plural arquipélagos)

1. archipelago

Further reading

• “arquipélago”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “arquipélago” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913