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iglesia

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish iglesia.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Hyphenation: i‧gle‧sia

Noun

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iglesia

  1. (Christianity) church

Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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iglesia (inanimate, plural iglesia)

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

Proper noun

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iglesia (inanimate)

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

Derived terms

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Old Navarro-Aragonese

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Noun

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iglesia f (plural iglesias)

  1. church

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek)
Ancient Greek ἐκ- (ek-)
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek κᾰλέω (kăléō)
Ancient Greek ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
Ancient Greek ἔκκλητος (ékklētos)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía)bor.
Latin ecclēsia
Vulgar Latin eclesiaslbor.
Old Spanish eglesia
Spanish iglesiabor.
Papiamentu iglesia

    Borrowed from Spanish iglesia.

    Noun

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    iglesia

    1. church

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      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

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

      Noun

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      iglesia f (plural iglesias)

      1. (Christianity) church

      Derived terms

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      Descendants

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      • → Central Bikol: iglesya
      • → Chavacano: iglesia
      • → Classical Nahuatl: iglesia
      • → Fala: iglesia
      • Palenquero: ilesia
      • → Papiamentu: iglesia
      • → Tagalog: iglesya

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