arkipelago
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from English archipelago.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go
- IPA(key): /ʔaɾkiˈpelaɡo/, [ʔaɾ.kiˈpe.l̪a.ɡo]
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
- Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go
- IPA(key): /ʔaɾkiˈpelaɡo/, [ʔʌɾ̪.kɪˈpi.l̪ʌ.ɡɔ]
Esperanto
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English archipelago, from Italian arcipelago (“Aegean Sea”), from Ancient Greek άρχι- (árkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arkipelˈaɡo/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧ki‧pel‧a‧go
- Rhymes: -aɡo
Noun
arkipelago (accusative singular arkipelagon, plural arkipelagoj, accusative plural arkipelagojn)
- (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/
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.kɪˈpɛ.lɐ.ɣo]
- Rhymes: -elaɡo
- Syllabification: ar‧ki‧pe‧la‧go
Noun
arkipélagó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜉᜒᜎᜄᜓ) (geography)
- archipelago; group of islands
- Synonyms: kapuluan, artsipiyelago
Further reading
- “arkipelago”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018