αρχιπέλαγος

Greek

Alternative forms
  • αρχιπέλαγο n (archipélago) (colloquial)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Italian arcipelago, from Byzantine Greek ἀρχιπέλαγος (arkhipélagos) which is Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “main”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”), a designation for the Aegean Sea.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ar.çiˈpe.la.ɣos/
  • Hyphenation: αρ‧χι‧πέ‧λα‧γος

Noun

αρχιπέλαγος • (archipélagos) n (plural αρχιπελάγη)

  1. archipelago

Declension
declension of αρχιπέλαγος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • αρχιπελάγη •
genitive αρχιπελάγους • αρχιπελαγών •
accusative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • αρχιπελάγη •
vocative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) • αρχιπελάγη •
αρχιπελάγων is common

Further reading
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