igreja

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    igreja f (plural igrejas)

    1. church

    Descendants

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

    Further reading

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    • Manuel Ferreiro (since 2014) “igreja”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC

    Portuguese

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pt
    uma igreja

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    Etymology

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      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

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

      Noun

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      igreja f (plural igrejas)

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

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      Tetum

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      Igreja

      Etymology

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      From Portuguese igreja.

      Noun

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      igreja

      1. church

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