arqueia

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin Archaea, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”)

Alternative forms

• arquea, arquaia
• arquéia (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkɛj.ɐ/ [ahˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkɛj.ɐ/ [ahˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈkɛj.ɐ/ [aɾˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkɛj.ɐ/ [aχˈkɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈkɛj.a/ [aɻˈkɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈke.ɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛjɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
• Hyphenation: ar‧quei‧a

Noun

arqueia f (plural arqueias)

1. archaeon

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkej.ɐ/ [ahˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkej.ɐ/ [ahˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈkej.ɐ/ [aɾˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈkej.ɐ/ [aχˈkeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈkej.a/ [aɻˈkeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈkej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈke.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -ejɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
• Hyphenation: ar‧quei‧a

Verb

arqueia

1. inflection of arquear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative