eglise

See also: église and Église

Middle French

Etymology

Old French eglise.

Noun

eglise f (plural eglises)

  1. church

Descendants
  • French: église (see there for further descendants)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eclesia, from Ecclesiastical Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “gathering”).

Noun

eglise f (oblique plural eglises, nominative singular eglise, nominative plural eglises)

  1. church (building dedicated to religious practice; usually Christian)

Descendants
  • Bourguignon: églize
  • Middle French: eglise (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: éghise, êglyise, égllise
  • Tourangeau: éghyise, éghyige
  • Walloon: gléjhe

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (eglise, supplement)
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