archangel
See also: Archangel
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editarchangel (plural archangels)
- A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
- Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editangel who leads other angels
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editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh archangel, from Proto-Brythonic *arxangel, a borrowing from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos). Equivalent to arch- + angel (“angel”). Cognate with Breton arc'hael.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋal/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/
Noun
editarchangel m (plural archangylion)
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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archangel | unchanged | unchanged | harchangel |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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