archipelag

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin archipelagus, from English archipelago, from Italian arcipelago, formed on the basis of Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arxiˈpɛlak/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlak
• Syllabification: ar‧chi‧pe‧lag

Noun

archipelag m inan (abbreviation archip.)

1. (geography) archipelago (group of islands)

Declension

Declension of archipelag

	singular	plural
nominative	archipelag	archipelagi
genitive	archipelagu	archipelagów
dative	archipelagowi	archipelagom
accusative	archipelag	archipelagi
instrumental	archipelagiem	archipelagami
locative	archipelagu	archipelagach
vocative	archipelagu	archipelagi

Further reading

• archipelag in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• archipelag in Polish dictionaries at PWN