igreja

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Significat

(feminine) church (a house of worship)
(feminine) a Christian denomination

Freqüència

Amb guionet com

i‧gre‧ja

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/

Etimologia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”). Cognate with Galician igrexa, Spanish iglesia Catalan església, Occitan glèisa, French église, and Italian chiesa. Doublet of eclésia, a borrowing.