eglesia

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡlezja/

Noun

eglesia f (plural eglesias)

1. (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: iglesia, iglezia
• Spanish: iglesia (see there for further descendants)
• → Sabir: iglezia