archeologia

archaeology

noun ar-keh-oh-loh-JEE-ah Rare

Origin: Greek arkhaios (ancient) + logos (study)

Usage Note

Archeologia is stressed on the penultimate -gi- syllable group: ar-ke-o-lo-GI-a (but respelled as shown). The adjective is archeologico and the practitioner is l'archeologo (m) / l'archeologa (f), with an irregular plural gli archeologi. Italy's wealth of sites makes this a culturally prominent field — archeologia industriale (industrial archaeology) is also current.

Examples

"L'archeologia rivela molto sulla vita degli antichi Romani."

Natural Translation

Archaeology reveals much about the life of the ancient Romans.

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