archa

See also: -archa and archą

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈarxa]

Noun

archa f

  1. ark (the ship built by Noah)

Declension
Declension of archa (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative archa archy
genitive archy arch
dative arše archám
accusative archu archy
vocative archo archy
locative arše archách
instrumental archou archami

Further reading
  • archa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • archa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Etymology

A medieval respelling of arca

Pronunciation

Noun

archa f (genitive archae); first declension

  1. chest, box, coffer, safe (safe place for storing items, or anything of a similar shape)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative archa archae
Genitive archae archārum
Dative archae archīs
Accusative archam archās
Ablative archā archīs
Vocative archa archae

Old Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin arca.[1][2] First attested in the second half of the 15th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /arxa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /arxa/

Noun

archa f

  1. (religion) arch (container)

Descendants
  • Polish: arka

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “archa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

archa m

  1. Middle Polish form of arka

Declension
Attested forms of archa
singular plural
nominative archa —
genitive archy —
dative — —
accusative archę —
instrumental archą —
locative arsze —
vocative arko —

Shuar

Noun

archa

  1. harpoon

References
  • Chicham: Dictionario Enciclopédico Shuar-Castellano
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