arkipelag

Derived from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πέλαγος (pélagos).

arkipelag m

1. archipelago (group of islands)

Derived from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πέλαγος (pélagos).

arkipelag c (singular definite arkipelagn, plural indefinite arkipelag)

1. a group of islands, an archipelago

   Synonym: øgruppe

• “arkipelag” in Den Danske Ordbog

arkipelag n (definite singular arkipelaget, indefinite plural arkipelag or arkipelager, definite plural arkipelaga or arkipelagene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by arkipel

arkipelag n (definite singular arkipelaget, indefinite plural arkipelag, definite plural arkipelaga)

1. (pre-2005) alternative form of arkipel

Derived from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + πέλαγος (pélagos).

arkipelag c

1. a group of islands, an archipelago

   Synonym: ögrupp

A coastal archipelago is a skärgård.

• “arkipelag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)