Kobiecy

arx

(Angielski)

  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)

Wymawiane jako (IPA)
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Etymologia (Angielski)

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”)

Related words

zamek

cytadela

twierdza

warownia

forteca

fort

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