archipel
See also: Archipel
Czech
Noun
archipel m
- archipelago
Synonyms
- souostroví
Further reading
- archipel in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- archipel in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Een satellietfoto van de Filipijnse archipel
A satellite photograph of the Philippine Archipelago
A satellite photograph of the Philippine Archipelago
Etymology
Borrowed from French archipel, from Italian Arcipelago (“the Chief Sea, the Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). The Aegean (the Arcipelago) is a sea with many islands; by extension, the term an Arcipelago at first referred to any sea with many islands, then to the islands themselves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑrxiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.xiˌpɛl/, /ˌɑr.ʃiˈpɛl/, /ˈɑr.ʃiˌpɛl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧pel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Noun
archipel m (plural archipels, diminutive archipelletje n)
- archipelago
Synonyms
- eilandengroep
Descendants
- Afrikaans: argipel
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.ʃi.pɛl/
Audio (file)
Noun
archipel m (plural archipels)
- archipelago
Further reading
- “archipel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.