noun · neutersecond declension
archīvum
archīvum n (genitive archīvī)
Classical[arˈkʰiː.wũː]Ecclesiastical[arˈkiː.vum]
Meaning
- public records office
- archives
- archive room
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | archīvum | archīva |
| genitive | archīvī | archīvōrum |
| dative | archīvō | archīvīs |
| accusative | archīvum | archīva |
| ablative | archīvō | archīvīs |
| vocative | archīvum | archīva |
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἀρχεῖον (arkheîon, “town hall”).
Descendants
- Catalanarxiu
- Frencharchives
- Italianarchivio
- Portuguesearquivo
- Spanisharchivo
- Friulianarchivi
- Galicianarquivo
- Piedmontesearchivi
- Polisharchiwum
- Romagnolarchìvi
In English words that came into English from archīvum
- archivearchīvum