arcus

Meaning

1. (declension-4, masculine) arc, arch
2. (declension-4, masculine) bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery)
3. (declension-4, masculine) rainbow

Concepts

bow

🙇

rainbow

🌈

arch

arc

bend

crossbow

curve

Synonyms

arcus caelestis

fornix

iris

🌈

Translations

Bogen

🙇

arc-en-ciel

🌈

arco

arco

🙇

arcobaleno

🌈

Regenbogen

🌈

arco

🙇

regenboog

🌈

arc

🙇

arco-íris

🌈

arco iris

🌈

arc de Sant Martí

🌈

ουράνιο τόξο

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈar.kʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility.