archangel
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ARCHANGELCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ARCHANGEL archangel, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ARCHANGEL archangele, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ARCHANGEL archangelus, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARCHANGEL ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angelCategory:English terms prefixed with arch-#ANGEL.
Pronunciation
Noun
archangel (plural archangels)Category:English lemmas#ARCHANGELCategory:English nouns#ARCHANGELCategory:English countable nouns#ARCHANGELCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ARCHANGELCategory:Pages with entries#ARCHANGELCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ARCHANGEL
- 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”).
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Category:en:Religion#ARCHANGELCategory:en:Selineae tribe plants#ARCHANGELWelsh
Etymology
From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#ARCAGEL archangel, from Proto-BrythonicCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#ARCAGEL *arxangel, a borrowing from LatinCategory:Welsh terms derived from Latin#ARCAGEL archangelus, from Ancient GreekCategory:Welsh terms derived from Ancient Greek#ARCAGEL ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos). Equivalent to arch- + angel (“angel”)Category:Welsh terms prefixed with arch-#AGEL. Cognate with Breton arc'hael.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#ARCAGEL
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#ARCAGEL
Noun
archangel m (plural archangylion)Category:Welsh lemmas#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh nouns#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh countable nouns#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#ARCAGELCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#ARCAGELCategory:Pages with entries#ARCHANGELCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ARCHANGEL
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
