how to pronounce архиерей

/ɐrxʲɪjɪˈrʲej/

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the above transcription of архиерей is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

архиерей is pronounced in four syllables

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xʲ

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rʲ

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An example use of архиерей in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… который дает архиерей благословление на …”

meanings of архиерей

noun:

Bishop (Orthodox church).

архиерей frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word архиерей occurs in russian on average 5.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.