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Galician
Noun
homilia f (plural homilias, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of homilía
Further reading
- “homilia” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía, “instruction, homily”). First attested in the 4th century; omēlia is the most common spelling in early manuscripts.
Noun
homīlia f (genitive homīliae); first declension
- (Late Latin) homily, sermon; a speech
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- homilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Souter, Alexander (1949) “(h)omīlia ((h)omēlia)”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D., 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 175
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “homilia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin homilia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔˈmi.lja/
- Rhymes: -ilja
- Syllabification: ho‧mi‧lia
Noun
homilia f
- (Christianity) homily, sermon
- Synonym: kazanie
Declension
Derived terms
(adjective):
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Further reading
- homilia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- homilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin homilia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía).
Noun
homilia c
- (archaic) homily
Declension
Derived terms
References