chiesa
See also: Chiesa
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin ecclēsia, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “assembly”).
The original geminated -cc-, though lost in the standard language, is still found in many regional Italian varieties.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.za/
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- (regional) IPA(key): */ˈkjɛ.za/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛza
- Hyphenation: chiè‧sa
Noun
chiesa f (plural chiese)
- church
- Synonym: parrocchia
Derived terms
- chiesastico
- chiesuola (“binnacle”)
See also
- ceppo
- coro
- faldistorio
References
- chiesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- chiesa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- eschia
Venetian
Noun
chiesa f (plural chiese)
- Alternative spelling of ceza