From Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “sojourning in a foreign land, residency in a foreign land without citizenship > community of sojourners > Christian community under a presbyter > parish”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “dwelling beside, neighbouring; foreign”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā). The spelling parochia was influenced by the earlier borrowing parochus (“purveyor of necessities to visiting magistrates”), from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos).
parochia f (genitive parochiae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | parochia | parochiae |
| Genitive | parochiae | parochiārum |
| Dative | parochiae | parochiīs |
| Accusative | parochiam | parochiās |
| Ablative | parochiā | parochiīs |
| Vocative | parochia | parochiae |
parochia f (plural parochias)