archipiélago
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian arcipelago, probably a loan of Byzantine or Koine Greek *ἀρχιπέλαγος (*arkhipélagos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “main”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾt͡ʃiˈpjelaɡo/ [aɾ.t͡ʃiˈpje.la.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -elaɡo
- Syllabification: ar‧chi‧pié‧la‧go
Noun
archipiélago m (plural archipiélagos)
- archipelago
Related terms
- piélago
Further reading
- “archipiélago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014