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Asturian
Adjective
eclesiástico
- neuter of eclesiásticu
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkleˈsjastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Hyphenation: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co
Adjective
eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)
- ecclesiastic
- corrupción eclesiástica ― ecclesiastic corruption
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ko/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ko/
- Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co
Adjective
eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)
- ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)
- Synonym: eclesial
Further reading
- “eclesiástico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co
Adjective
eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)
- ecclesiastic
Derived terms
Further reading