noun · femininefirst declension
parochia
parochia f (genitive parochiae)
Meaning
- feminineparish (ecclesiastical district)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | parochia | parochiae |
| genitive | parochiae | parochiārum |
| dative | parochiae | parochiīs |
| accusative | parochiam | parochiās |
| ablative | parochiā | parochiīs |
| vocative | parochia | parochiae |
părŏchĭa, ae, v. paroecia.
Origins
From Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “sojourning in a foreign land, residency in a foreign land without citizenship > community of sojourners > Christian community under a presbyter > parish”), from πάροικος (pároikos, “dwelling beside, neighbouring; foreign”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). The spelling parochia was influenced by the earlier borrowing parochus (“purveyor of necessities to visiting magistrates”), from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos).
Descendants
- Catalanparròquia
- Italianparrocchia
- Frenchparoissefrom Old French paroisse
- Englishparishfrom Old French paroisse
- Portugueseparóquia
- Romanianparohie
- Spanishparroquia
- GermanPfarrefrom Old High German pharra
- Galicianparroquia
- Normanpâraîssefrom Old French paroisse
In English words that came into English from parochia
- parishparochia