եկեղեցի

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Armenian

Եկեղեցի

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian եկեղեցի (ekełecʻi).

Pronunciation

Noun

եկեղեցի (ekeġecʻi)

  1. church

Declension

Descendants

  • Udi: ҝерҝецӏ (gʲergʲec̣)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía). The ending -եցի (-ecʻi) is an inner-Armenian development.

Noun

եկեղեցի (ekełecʻi)

  1. people (said of Hebrews)
  2. church, assembly of the faithful
    զինւորեալ եկեղեցիzinworeal ekełecʻithe church militant
    յաղթական եկեղեցիyałtʻakan ekełecʻithe church triumphant
  3. church building, temple consecrated to God
  4. assembly of any people

Declension

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Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “եկեղեցի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “եկեղեցի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “եկեղեցի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy