I. ˌärk, ˌȧk, alternatively -_ə(r)k in a few common words (as “monarch”) in which the preceding syllable has stress noun combining form
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English -arke, -arche, from Old French & Late Latin & Latin; Old French -arche, from Late Latin -archa, from Latin -arches, -archus, from Greek -archēs, archos — more at archi-
: ruler : leader
matri arch
nom arch
II. ˌärk, ˌȧk adjective combining form
Etymology: probably from German, from Greek archē beginning — more at archi-
: having (such) a point or (so many) points of origin
end arch
pent arch