-arches

See also: arches and Arches

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈar.kʰeːs/, [ˈärkʰeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.kes/, [ˈärkes]

Suffix

-archēs m (genitive -archae); first declension

1. -arch (ruler, leader)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).

	singular	plural
nominative	-archēs	-archae
genitive	-archae	-archārum
dative	-archae	-archīs
accusative	-archēn	-archās
ablative	-archē	-archīs
vocative	-archē	-archae

Derived terms

• -archa (Late Latin)