iglesia

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Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish iglesia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡlesja/, [iˈɡle.ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Hyphenation: i‧gle‧sia

Noun[edit]

iglesia (plural iglesias)

  1. (Christianity) church

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

iglesia (inanimate, plural iglesia)

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

Proper noun[edit]

iglesia (inanimate)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.

Noun[edit]

iglesia

  1. church

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iˈɡlesja/ [iˈɣ̞le.sja]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: i‧gle‧sia

Noun[edit]

iglesia f (plural iglesias)

  1. (Christianity) church

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

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