LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

archiclāvis

archiclāvis m (genitive archiclāvis)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinthe chief keeper of the keys in a Catholic church or monastery, i.e. the treasurer or chief abbot

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchiclāvisarchiclāvēs
genitivearchiclāvisarchiclāvium
dativearchiclāvīarchiclāvibus
accusativearchiclāvemarchiclāvēs
archiclāvīs
ablativearchiclāvearchiclāvibus
vocativearchiclāvisarchiclāvēs

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  4. Latinarchiclāvis

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi- Proto-Italic *klāwis Latin clāvis Latin archiclāvis From archi- + clāvis.

Quick answers

What does archiclāvis mean in Latin?
archiclāvis, a noun, means “the chief keeper of the keys in a Catholic church or monastery, i.e. the treasurer or chief abbot”.
What is the genitive of archiclāvis?
The genitive singular is archiclāvis. archiclāvis is masculine, third declension.
Where does archiclāvis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Latin archiclāvis.