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arca.

box, chest; strong-box, coffer; wealth, money; coffin, bier; cell, cage; ark; ark (Noah's); Ark of the Covenant; |quadrangular landmark for surveyors;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈar.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈar.ka]
  1. chest, box, coffer, safe (safe place for storing items, or anything of a similar shape)

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. coffin (box for the dead)

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. ark (kind of ship that holds things safe)

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. ark (kind of ship that holds things safe) Noah's Ark

    declension-1 · feminine
  5. Ark of the Covenant

    declension-1 · feminine
  6. cistern, reservoir, cupboard, prison cell

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *arkā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-eh₂ or from the Proto-Italic form *arkeō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-.

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