arcipelago
See also: Arcipelago and arcipélago
Italian
Etymology
Formed on the basis of Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “main”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”), a designation for the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea is a sea with many islands; the term Arcipelago, originally a proper noun referring to the Aegean Sea, was first generalized to a common noun for any sea with many islands, and then to the islands in such a sea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.la.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -ɛlaɡo
- Hyphenation: ar‧ci‧pè‧la‧go
Noun
arcipelago m (plural arcipelaghi)
- archipelago
Descendants
- → English: archipelago
- → Greek: αρχιπέλαγος (archipélagos)
- → Portuguese: arquipélago
- → Spanish: archipiélago
See also
- isola
Further reading
- arcipelago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Noun
arcipelago m (plural arcipelagos)
- Obsolete form of arquipélago.