homilia

See also: homília, homilía, and homilią

Latin

Alternative forms

• omēlia, omīlia, homēlia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía, “instruction, homily”). First attested in the 4th century; omēlia is the most common spelling in early manuscripts.

Noun

homīlia f (genitive homīliae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) homily, sermon; a speech

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	homīlia	homīliae
Genitive	homīliae	homīliārum
Dative	homīliae	homīliīs
Accusative	homīliam	homīliās
Ablative	homīliā	homīliīs
Vocative	homīlia	homīliae

Descendants

• Catalan: homilia
• Portuguese: homília
• Spanish: homilía

References

• homilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Souter, Alexander (1949) “(h)omīlia ((h)omēlia)”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎^[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 175
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “homilia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[2], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin homilia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔˈmi.lja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: ho‧mi‧lia

Noun

homilia f

1. (Christianity) homily, sermon

   Synonym: kazanie

Declension

Declension of homilia

	singular	plural
nominative	homilia	homilie
genitive	homilii	homilii/homilij (archaic)
dative	homilii	homiliom
accusative	homilię	homilie
instrumental	homilią	homiliami
locative	homilii	homiliach
vocative	homilio	homilie

Derived terms

adjective

• homilijny

 

Related terms

adjective

• homiletyczny

 

nouns

• homiletyk
• homiletyka
• homiliarz
• homilista

 

Further reading

• homilia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• homilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin homilia, from Ancient Greek ὁμιλία (homilía).

Noun

homilia c

1. (archaic) homily

Declension

Declension of homilia
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	homilia	homilian	homilier	homilierna
Genitive	homilias	homilians	homiliers	homiliernas

Derived terms

• homiliebok

Related terms

• homilet
• homiletik
• homiletisk

References

• homilia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• homilia in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)