parroquia

See also: parròquia

Galician

parroquias in Galicia

Alternative forms

• paróquia (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrɔkja/ [paˈrɔ.kjɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔkja
• Hyphenation: pa‧rro‧quia

Noun

parroquia f (plural parroquias)

1. parish

   Synonym: freguesía

2. a civil subdivision of a Galician concello (“municipality”), often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish

Derived terms

• parroquial

Related terms

• párroco

References

• “parrochia” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “parroquia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “parroquia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parochia, alteration of Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “dwelling abroad”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrokja/ [paˈro.kja]

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• Rhymes: -okja
• Syllabification: pa‧rro‧quia

Noun

parroquia f (plural parroquias)

1. parish

Derived terms

• parroquial

 

Related terms

• párroco

 

Further reading

• “parroquia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014