arch-

Etymology
From, , from , , , borrowed from.

Prefix

 * 1)  A title in a hierarchy which indicates a higher degree of rank than its root word.
 * is the archbishop of an archeparchy, is the grand marshal of the old German empire,  is an area administered by an archbishop. These are all specific ranks.
 * 1)  Leading, foremost, primary, or principal.
 * is a chief antagonist, is a leading modernist,  is a primary competitor. Unlike the previous sense these are not formal titles, but are nevertheless a leader of the community indicated by the root.
 * 1)   Intensely, extremely, or exceptionally.
 * is an extremely foolish person, is an extremely racist person,  is extremely nationalist.
 * 1)  Powerful, potent.
 * is a very powerful mage; is the most evil or powerful villain;  is a big, masculine wife and/or a dominating woman. Note that the archwife is a powerful woman who is a wife, rather than being intensely wifely.
 * 1)  First; original.
 * In Judeo-Christian lore: refers to the first and original angels,  to their devil counterparts,  is an original or primary sin.
 * 1)  First; original.
 * In Judeo-Christian lore: refers to the first and original angels,  to their devil counterparts,  is an original or primary sin.

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Translations

 * Bulgarian: архи-, най-
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: ,
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ærke-
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: erki-
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: ארכי
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: erki-
 * Irish:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Luxembourgish: äerz-
 * Norwegian: erke-
 * Old Norse: erki-
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: nad-
 * Spanish:, arqui-, arzo-
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: baş-
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: arch-

Etymology
From or. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Prefix

 * 1) great, chief, arch-, super-