Archiv

See also: archiv and archív

German

Alternative forms

• Arch. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Late Latin archīvum (“public records office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁˈçiːf/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːf

Noun

Archiv n (strong, genitive Archives or Archivs, plural Archive)

1. archive

Declension

Declension of Archiv [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Archiv	die	Archive
genitive	eines	des	Archives, Archivs	der	Archive
dative	einem	dem	Archiv, Archive1	den	Archiven
accusative	ein	das	Archiv	die	Archive

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Archiv” in Duden online
• “Archiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache