-arca

See also: arca and ARCA

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule, government”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈar.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaɾ.ka]

Suffix

-arca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -arques)

1. -arch (leader)

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Hyphenation: -àr‧ca

Suffix

-arca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -archi, feminine plural -arche)

1. -arch (ruler, leader)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -arca

matriarca

oligarca

pentarca

tetrarca

Anagrams

• arac, cara

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: -ar‧ca

Suffix

-arca m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -arcas)

1. (politics) -arch (leading, leader)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -arca

autarca

matriarca

tetrarca

Further reading

• “-arca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin -archa, from Latin -archēs, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”, “government”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾka/ [ˈaɾ.ka]
• Rhymes: -aɾka
• Syllabification: -ar‧ca

Suffix

-arca m (noun-forming suffix, plural -arcas)

1. -arch (leading, leader)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -arca

matriarca

tetrarca