archeologico

archaeological

adjective ar-keh-oh-LOH-jee-koh Rare

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

Usage Note

Archeologico follows the noun it modifies in neutral style: un sito archeologico (an archaeological site), un reperto archeologico (an archaeological find). The masculine plural is archeologici and the feminine plural is archeologiche — note the -ch- spelling to keep the hard 'k' sound before -e.

Examples

"Hanno scoperto un sito archeologico vicino alla città."

Natural Translation

They discovered an archaeological site near the city.

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