-αρχία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From -ᾰ́ρχης (-ắrkhēs, “leader”, “ruler”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.kʰí.aː/ → /arˈçi.a/ → /arˈçi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈkʰi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈçi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈçi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈçi.a/

Suffix

-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ • (-ărkhĭ́ā) f (genitive -ᾰρχῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. -archy (form of government or rule)

Inflection

First declension of -ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ; -ᾰρχῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ -ărkhĭ́ā	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ -ărkhĭ́ā	-ᾰρχῐ́αι -ărkhĭ́ai
Genitive	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱς -ărkhĭ́ās	-ᾰρχῐ́αιν -ărkhĭ́ain	-ᾰρχῐῶν -ărkhĭôn
Dative	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾳ -ărkhĭ́āi	-ᾰρχῐ́αιν -ărkhĭ́ain	-ᾰρχῐ́αις -ărkhĭ́ais
Accusative	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱν -ărkhĭ́ān	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ -ărkhĭ́ā	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱς -ărkhĭ́ās
Vocative	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ -ărkhĭ́ā	-ᾰρχῐ́ᾱ -ărkhĭ́ā	-ᾰρχῐ́αι -ărkhĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: -archy
• Greek: -αρχία (-archía)
• Latin: -archia

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -αρχία (-arkhía).

Suffix

-αρχία • (-archía) f

1. -archy; forms systems of government and control

   ‎μητέρα (mitéra, “mother”) + ‎-αρχία (-archía) → ‎μητριαρχία (mitriarchía, “matriarchy”)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -αρχία

μητριαρχία