Féminin

Arche

Signification

Concepts

(Anglais)

(feminine) ark (Noah’s ship)
(archaic, feminine) ark of the covenant
(feminine, obsolete) broad, middle-sized boat or ship
(dialectal, feminine, obsolete) wooden box, chest

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈarçə/

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand

Hérité de ancien haut allemand

In summary

From Middle High German arche, byform of more common arke, from Old High German arka, archa, from Proto-Germanic *arkō, from Latin arca. The expected German form is Arke. The ch-form is native in parts of Upper German. It was reinforced in the modern standard language by the Medieval Latin spelling archa.