arkipelago

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Etymology

Borrowed from English archipelago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɾkiˈpelaɡo/ [ʔaɾ.kiˈpe.l̪a.ɡo]
• Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go

Noun

arkipélago (Basahan spelling ᜀᜍ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜒᜎᜄᜓ)

1. archipelago

   Synonyms: kapuruan, kaislahan

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English archipelago, from Italian Arcipelago (“the Chief Sea, the Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) +‎ πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɾkiˈpelaɡo/ [ʔɐɾ̪.kɪˈpi.l̪ɐ.ɡo]
• Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go

Noun

arkipélago (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜒᜎᜄᜓ)

1. a group of islands; an archipelago

   Synonym: kapupud-an

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• arĥipelago

Etymology

From English archipelago, from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek άρχι- (árkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arkipelˈaɡo/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pel‧a‧go
• Rhymes: -aɡo

Noun

arkipelago (accusative singular arkipelagon, plural arkipelagoj, accusative plural arkipelagojn)

1. (geography) archipelago

   Synonym: insularo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English archipelago, French archipel, German Archipel, Italian arcipelago, Russian архипела́г (arxipelág), Spanish archipiélago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arkipeˈlaɡo/

Noun

arkipelago (plural arkipelagi)

1. (geography) archipelago

   Synonym: insularo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English archipelago, from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). Doublet of artsipiyelago.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾkiˈpelaɡo/ [ʔɐɾ.kɪˌpɛː.lɐˈɣo]
• Rhymes: -elaɡo
• Syllabification: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go

Noun

arkipélagó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜒᜎᜄᜓ) (geography)

1. archipelago; group of islands

   Synonyms: kapuluan, artsipiyelago

Further reading

• “arkipelago”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018