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A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- archeparch
- archmarshal
- archdiocese
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grand-
Antonyms: none provided
Leading, foremost, primary, or principal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- archantagonist
- archmodernist
- archcompetitor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ultra-, aristo-
Antonyms: none provided
Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: augmentative, morpheme
Examples
- archfool
- archracist
- archnationalist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyper-, super-
Antonyms: none provided
Powerful, potent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- archmage
- archvillain
- archwife
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stheno-, mega-
Antonyms: none provided
First; original.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- archangel
- archdevil
- archsin
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proto-, ur-
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- From Middle English arch-, arche-, from Old English arċe-, ærċe-, erċe- (“arch-”), borrowed from Latin archi-, this stemming from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
архи-
(arhi-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Bulgarian:
най-
(naj-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Chinese Cantonese:
總 /总
(zung2)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Chinese Cantonese:
大
(daai6)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Chinese Mandarin:
總 /总
(zǒng-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Chinese Mandarin:
大
(dà-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Czech:
arci-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Danish:
ærke-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Dutch:
aarts-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Faroese:
erki-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Finnish:
arkki-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Finnish:
peri-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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French:
archi-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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German:
erz-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Greek:
αρχι-
(archi-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Hebrew:
ארכי
(arkhi)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Hungarian:
fő-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Icelandic:
erki-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Irish:
ard-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Japanese:
大
(dai)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Korean:
대
(dae)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Luxembourgish:
äerz-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Norwegian:
erke-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Old Norse:
erki-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Polish:
arcy-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Polish:
archi-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Portuguese:
arqui-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Romanian:
arhi-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Russian:
архи-
(arxi-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Russian:
сверх-
(sverx-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Russian:
наи-
(nai-)
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Serbo-Croatian:
nad-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Spanish:
archi-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Spanish:
arqui-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Spanish:
arzo-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Swedish:
ärke-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Turkish:
baş-
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Vietnamese:
tổng
— chief, highest, most extreme
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Welsh:
arch-
— chief, highest, most extreme