iglesia

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Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish iglesia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡlesja/,
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Hyphenation: i‧gle‧sia

Noun

iglesia (plural iglesias)

  1. (Christianity) church

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iglesia (“church”), from Old Spanish eglesia, from Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iglesia (inanimate, plural iglesia)

  1. (colonial, Christianity) (it is) a church.

Proper noun

iglesia (inanimate)

  1. (colonial) (it is) the Roman Catholic Church.

Derived terms

Papiamentu

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.

Noun

iglesia

  1. church

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish eglesia (9th century), a semi-learned descendant of Vulgar Latin eclesia, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡlesja/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: i‧gle‧sia

Noun

iglesia f (plural iglesias)

  1. (Christianity) church

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: iglesia
  • Palenquero: ilesia
  • → Fala: iglesia
  • → Papiamentu: iglesia
  • → Tagalog: iglesya

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