LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · masculinefirst declension

-archa

-archa m (genitive -archae)
Classical[ˈar.kʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.ka]

Meaning

  1. 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

Quick answers

What does -archa mean in Latin?
-archa, a suffix, means “-arch (ruler, leader)”.
How do you pronounce -archa?
In classical Latin, [ˈar.kʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈar.ka].