chiesa

See also: Chiesa

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ecclēsia, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).

The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in many regional Italian varieties.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.za/
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  • (regional) IPA(key): */ˈkjɛ.za/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛza
  • Hyphenation: chiè‧sa

Noun

chiesa f (plural chiese)

  1. church
    Synonym: parrocchia

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. chiesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • chiesa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Venetian

Noun

chiesa f (plural chiese)

  1. Alternative spelling of ceza
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