eclesiástico

Asturian

Adjective

eclesiástico

1. neuter of eclesiásticu

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkleˈsjastiko/ [ɛ.kleˈs̺jas̺.t̪i.kʊ]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

1. ecclesiastic

   corrupción eclesiástica ― ecclesiastic corruption

Further reading

• “eclesiástico”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ku/ [e.kle.zɪˈas.t͡ʃi.ku], (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ku/ [e.kle.zɪˈas.t͡ʃi.ku], (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /e.kle.ziˈaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/ [e.kle.zɪˈaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku], (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjaʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.kle.ziˈas.t͡ʃi.ko/ [e.kle.zɪˈas.t͡ʃi.ko], (faster pronunciation) /e.kleˈzjas.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /e.klɨˈzjaʃ.ti.ku/, /i.klɨˈzjaʃ.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: e‧cle‧si‧ás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

1. ecclesiastical (pertaining to the church)

   Synonym: eclesial

Related terms

• eclésia
• igreja

Further reading

• “eclesiástico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin ecclēsiasticus (“of the church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησιαστικός (ekklēsiastikós), from ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekleˈsjastiko/ [e.kleˈsjas.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Syllabification: e‧cle‧siás‧ti‧co

Adjective

eclesiástico (feminine eclesiástica, masculine plural eclesiásticos, feminine plural eclesiásticas)

1. ecclesiastic

Derived terms

• derecho eclesiástico
• latín eclesiástico

 

Further reading

• “eclesiástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014