Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

egliz

Line drawing of église
Coloured illustration of église
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Translation

church

Word origin

From Latin ecclesia, borrowed from Greek ekklesia ('assembly, congregation'), literally those 'called out' (from ek- 'out' plus kalein 'to call'). The same Greek root gives English ecclesiastical.

Origin
Greek
Root
ekklesia
English cognates
ecclesiastical

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraléglises

Examples

L' .

The village church is very old.

l' tous .

They go to church every Sunday.

l'.

The wedding will take place in church.

l' .

The wedding will take place at the church next Saturday.

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This word is part of lesson 22.