igreja

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

igreja f (plural igrejas)

  1. church
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 266 (facsimile):
      como ſṫa M de caſtro xerez guardou agente que sija na ygreia oyndo ſermon dũa traue que caeu de çima da ygreia ſobreles.
      How holy Mary of Castrojeriz saved the people, who were in the church listening to the sermon, from a beam which fell from above the church on them.

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: igrexa
  • Portuguese: igreja (see there for further descendants)

Further reading[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
uma igreja

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Rhymes: -eʒɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧gre‧ja

Noun[edit]

igreja f (plural igrejas)

  1. church (a house of worship)
  2. (Christianity) a Christian denomination

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Descendants[edit]

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