igrexa

Galician
Igrexa (Romanesque church of Saint Peter, Dozón)
Saint Martin's church, Noia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ecclēsia (“church”), from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”). Compare Portuguese igreja, and Spanish iglesia.

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

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

Noun

igrexa f (plural igrexas)

  1. (Christianity) church (building or organization)
    O bautizo celebrarase na igrexa de santa Lucía.
    The baptism will be celebrated in the church of St. Lucia.

Derived terms
  • Airexa
  • Airexe
  • A Grixa
  • Eirexa
  • Eirexalba
  • Eirexafeita
  • Eirexe
  • Eirexúa
  • Eirixe
  • Eirixe Nova
  • Grixalba
  • Grixanova
  • Grixó
  • Grixoa
  • Igrexa
  • igrexario (“real estate of a church”)
  • Irexa
  • Irexe
  • Irixoa
  • Satrexas
  • Suairexa
  • Sueirexa
  • Traseirexa

References
  • “igreja” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “igrexa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “igrexa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

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