Archiv
German, noun/aʁˈçiːf/
Archiv is spelled A-R-C-H-I-V (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written German, the 3,122nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Archiv is a German neuter noun meaning “archive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sammlung historisch oder aus anderen Gründen bedeutsamer Dokumente”.
What does Archiv mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterarchive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sammlung historisch oder aus anderen Gründen bedeutsamer Dokumente 2. Einrichtung, Institution zur Aufbewahrung und Pflege historisch oder aus anderen Gründen bedeutsamer Dokumente 3. Gebäude oder Gebäudeteil, der eine Institution zur Aufbewahrung von Dokumenten enthält
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Archiv
- Archives genitive
- Archivs genitive
- Archive plural
- Archiven dative definite plural
- Arch. alternative abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Archiv?
- /aʁˈçiːf/
- [aʁˈçiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Archiv
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Archiv in German?
Archiv appears 26 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).