arch-

See also: arch, ARCH, ärch, -arch, and arch.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English arch-, arche-, from Old English arċe-, ærċe-, erċe- (“arch-”), borrowed from Latin archi-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃ/, /ɑ(ɹ)k/

Prefix

arch-

  1. Chief; primary; principal.
    • 2022 November 2, Ed Pilkington, “‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results”, in The Guardian‎:
      That an arch-election denier who has been at the forefront of attempts to overturn Biden’s victory should refuse to state openly whether she will abide by the outcome of her own election has set alarm bells ringing.
  2. First; original.
  3. Highest; most extreme.
  4. (augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally.

Synonyms

Derived terms
English terms prefixed with arch-

Translations

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin archi- or English arch-. Cognate with Cornish argh-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arχ/

Prefix

arch-

  1. great, chief, arch-, super-
    ‎arch- + ‎angel (“angel”) → ‎archangel (“archangel”)
    ‎arch- + ‎marchnad (“market”) → ‎archfarchnad (“supermarket”)
    ‎arch- + ‎esgobaeth (“bishopric”) → ‎archesgobaeth (“archbishopric, primacy”)

Derived terms
Welsh terms prefixed with arch-

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
arch- unchanged unchanged harch-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arch-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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