eglesia

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eˈɡle.zja]

Noun

eglesia f (plural eglesias)

(Christianity) church
- c. 1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 78v. col. 2.
  Vn poco adelant apar de orient. es elaltar de ſanta trinjdat o la uera .☩. ſolie eſtar. todo es enla egleſia. dentro en el ſepulcro
  A little toward the east is the altar of the Holy Trinity, where the True Cross used to be. Everything is in the church, inside the sepulcher.

Descendants

Ladino: eglesia
Spanish: iglesia

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