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Espagnol
/iˈglesja/
fém.héréditaire
Its shape is partly learned: the gl was never palatalised.
Français
/egliz/
fém.héréditaire
Italien
/ˈkjɛza/
fém.héréditaire
Portugais
/iˈgɾeʒɐ/
fém.héréditaire
Roumain
/biˈserikə/
fém.autre source · Latin BASILICAM 'hall, basilica'
Eastern Latin named the church after the building, not the assembly.
Catalan
/əzˈglezjə/
fém.savant
A semi-learned form: it keeps Latin's -sia ending.
Anglais
/tʃɝtʃ/
autre source · Old English cirice, from Greek kȳriakón '(house) of the Lord'
L’ancêtre latin
ECCLĒSIAM‘assembly, church (from Greek ekklēsía)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Italian dropped the first syllable and turned cl into chi (chiesa); Spanish and French kept the cluster. English church comes from a different Greek word, kyriakón 'the Lord's (house)'.
Parents anglais: ecclesiastical
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLa iglesia está al lado de la plaza.
- frL'église est à côté de la place.
- itLa chiesa è accanto alla piazza.
- ptA igreja fica ao lado da praça.
- roBiserica este lângă piață.
- caL'església és al costat de la plaça.
- enThe church is next to the square.