Definition
A chief singer or the leader of a choir in a church or cathedral.
Etymology
From Greek 'archi-' meaning 'chief' and Latin 'cantor' meaning 'singer.' This compound emerged in ecclesiastical contexts during the medieval period to denote the highest-ranking member of a singing group.
Kelly Says
This word shows how the 'archi-' prefix was heavily borrowed into medieval Latin for religious titles—you'll find it in 'archbishop' and 'archdeacon' too, all describing church hierarchy levels that literally meant 'ruling over' a particular function.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርኪ-ካንቶር
ar-kee-kan-tor
ARالعربية
أركي-كantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
BNবাংলা
আর্কি-কান্তর
ar-kee-kan-tor
CACatalà
arquí-cantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
CSČeština
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
DADansk
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
DEDeutsch
Archikantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
ELΕλληνικά
αρχι-καntωρ
ar-kee-kan-tor
ESEspañol
arquí-cantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
FAفارسی
آرکی-کانتور
ar-kee-kan-tor
FISuomi
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
FRFrançais
archicantore
ar-shee-kan-tor
GUGU
આર્કિ-કાંટર
aar-kee-kan-ter
HAHA
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
HEעברית
אֲרכי-קנטור
ar-kee-kan-tor
HIहिन्दी
आर्कि-कैंटर
ar-kee-kan-ter
HUMagyar
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
IDBahasa Indonesia
arqui-cantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
IGIG
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
ITItaliano
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
JA日本語
アーキカンター
a-ki-kan-ta
KKKK
архи-кantor
ar-khi-kan-tor
KMKM
អារគ្គិ-កន្តរ
a-ar-kee-kan-tor
KO한국어
아키칸토르
a-ki-kan-to-reuh
MRMR
आर्कि-कॅन्टर
ar-kee-kan-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
arkicantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
MYမြန်မာ
အာကီ-ကန်တာ
a-kee-kan-ta
NLNederlands
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
NONorsk
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
PAPA
ਆਰਕੀ-ਕੈਂਟਰ
ar-kee-kan-ter
PLPolski
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
PTPortuguês
arquí-cantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
RORomână
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
RUРусский
архикантор
ar-khi-kan-tor
SVSvenska
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
SWKiswahili
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
TAதமிழ்
ஆர்ச்சி-கான்டர்
aar-chi-kan-ter
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్కి-కంటర్
aar-kee-kan-ter
THไทย
อาร์คิคันเตอร์
ar-kee-kan-ter
TLTL
arkicantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
TRTürkçe
arşi-kantor
ar-shee-kan-tor
UKУкраїнська
архікантор
ar-khi-kan-tor
URاردو
آرکی-کantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
VITiếng Việt
arqui-cantor
ar-kee-kan-tor
YOYO
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore
ZH中文
始祖唱诗人
shi-zu-chang-shi-ren
ZUZU
archicantore
ar-kee-kan-tore