igreja

Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /iˈɡɾeʃa/ [iˈɣ̞ɾe.ʃɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /iˈħɾeʃa/ [iˈħɾe.ʃɐ]

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

Noun

igreja f (plural igrejas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of igrexa

Further reading

  • igreja” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /i.ˈɡɾe.ʒa/

    Noun

    igreja f (plural igrejas)

    1. church

    Descendants

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

    Further reading

    • Manuel Ferreiro (20142025) “igreja”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      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

       
      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/
        • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾe.ʒa/
       
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾɐ(j).ʒɐ/ [iˈɣɾɐ(j).ʒɐ]
        • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/ [iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ]
        • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/ [iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ]
        • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈɡɾe.ʒɐ/ [iˈɣɾe.ʒɐ]

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

      Noun

      igreja f (plural igrejas)

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

      Descendants

      Further reading

      Tetum

      Etymology

      From Portuguese igreja.

      Noun

      igreja

      1. church

      References