ეკლესია

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian ეკლესიაჲ (eḳlesiay), ეკკლესიაჲ (eḳḳlesiay), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ekʼlesia]
  • Hyphenation: ეკ‧ლე‧სია

Noun

ეკლესია • (eḳlesia) (plural ეკლესიები)

  1. church

Derived terms

  • კარის ეკლესია (ḳaris eḳlesia)

Further reading

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ეკლესია”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 146
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