gerarchia

Italian

Alternative forms

  • ierarchia (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin hierarchia, from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía, rule of a high priest), from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs, high priest), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, priest) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, rule) (compare -archia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.rarˈki.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ge‧rar‧chì‧a
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Noun

gerarchia f (plural gerarchie)

  1. hierarchy

Further reading

  • gerarchia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • gerarchia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • gerarchia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • gerarchia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • gerarchìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • gerarchìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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