Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• yglesia, ygrecia, ylecia (obsolete or variant spellings)

Noun

iglesia ‎(inanimate, plural iglesia)

1. (colonial, Christianity) (it is) a church.

Proper noun

iglesia ‎(inanimate)

1. (colonial) (it is) the Roman Catholic Church.

Derived terms

• in santa iglesia

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ecclēsia, fom Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία ‎(ekklēsía) "assembly". Cognate with Galician igrexa, Portuguese igreja, Catalan església, Occitan glèisa, French église and Italian chiesa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɣ̞le̞sjä/

Noun

iglesia f ‎(plural iglesias)

1. (Christianity) church

Related terms

• eclesiástico

Descendants