suffix · masculinefirst declension
-archa
-archa m (genitive -archae)
Classical[ˈar.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ka]
Meaning
- Late Latinmasculinemorpheme-arch (ruler, leader)
Origins
Declension change from -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs).
Descendants
- English-arch
- Italian-arca
- Portuguese-arca
- Spanish-arca
- Sicilian-arca