αρχή (arkhí)
English: beginning
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αρχή
As a noun, αρχή is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: arˈçi
Hyphenation: αρ‧χή
Definitions & Examples
- noun:origin, beginningExamples:
- στην αρχή (stin archí) — in the beginning
- noun:principle
- noun:authority
- noun:government authorities (as plural)
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αρχή | αρχές |
| genitive | αρχής | αρχών |
| accusative | αρχή | αρχές |
| vocative | αρχή | αρχές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αρχή appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- απαρχή (aparchí)"Grek"
- απαρχής (aparchís)"Grek"
- αποξαρχής (apoxarchís)"Grek"
- αρχέτυπο (archétypo)"Grek"
- αρχέτυπος (archétypos)"Grek"
- αρχήθεν (archíthen)"Grek"
- αρχίζω (archízo)"Grek"
- αρχικά (archiká)"Grek"
- αρχικώς (archikós)"Grek"
- εξαρχής (exarchís)"Grek"
- κατ’ αρχάς (kat’ archás)"Grek"
- κατ’ αρχήν (kat’ archín)"Grek"
- αρχηγός (archigós)"Grek"