pieve

Italian

FWOTD – 11 May 2014

Etymology

From Latin plēbs, plēbem. Doublet of plebe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛ.ve/, [ˈpjɛːve]
• Rhymes: -ɛve
• Hyphenation: piè‧ve

Noun

pieve f (plural pievi)

1. (southern and central Italy) A rural parish church
   • Concetta Masseria, Foglio 114 Arezzo in 1992, Atlante dei siti archeologici della Toscana, page 225:

     L’edificio è quasi completamente inglobato all’interno delle strutture di una pieve paleocristiana (VI-VII sec. d.C.), il cui orientamento è esattamente opposto a quello dell’edificio etrusco.

     The building in almost completely embedded within the structure of a palaeochristian parish church (6^th to 7^th century AD), whose orientation is exactly opposite that of the Etruscan building.

Related terms

• plebe