chiesa

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin ecclēsia, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, assembly).

The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in many regional Italian varieties.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.za/
    • (file)
  • (regional) IPA(key): */ˈkjɛ.za/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛza
  • Hyphenation: chiè‧sa

Noun[edit]

chiesa f (plural chiese)

  1. church
    Synonym: parrocchia

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ chiesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • chiesa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Venetian[edit]

Noun[edit]

chiesa f (plural chiese)

  1. Alternative spelling of ceza