arx

Significat (Anglès)

1. (declension-3, feminine) stronghold, castle, citadel, fortress, acropolis
2. (declension-3, feminine, figuratively) stronghold, castle, citadel, fortress, acropolis
3. (declension-3, feminine) stronghold, castle, citadel, fortress, acropolis
4. (declension-3, feminine, metonymically) height, summit, pinnacle, top, peak (since castles were often built on heights)

Conceptes

castell

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ciutadella

fortalesa

alcàsser

baluard

Sinònims

turris

castellum

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castrum

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pugnaculum

robur

Traduccions

castle

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Burg

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citadel

cidadela

cittadella

citadelle

burcht

Kastell

castello

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قلعة

château

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Zitadelle

Festung

Schloß

οχυρό

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈarks]

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to protect, guard, hold, lock”). Cognates include Latin arca (“chest, box”), arceō (“I defend”), arcānus (“hidden, secret”), arcera (“covered carriage for sick people”), Old Armenian արգել (argel, “obstacle”) and Ancient Greek ἀρκέω (arkéō, “I ward off, fend off”), Persian ارگ (arg, “citadel”)