parochia

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 (-íā). The spelling parochia was influenced by the earlier borrowing parochus (purveyor of necessities to visiting magistrates), from Ancient Greek πάροχος (párokhos).

Noun

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parochia f (genitive parochiae); first declension

  1. (Christianity) parish (ecclesiastical district)

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parochia parochiae
Genitive parochiae parochiārum
Dative parochiae parochiīs
Accusative parochiam parochiās
Ablative parochiā parochiīs
Vocative parochia parochiae

Descendants

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References

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Portuguese

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Noun

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parochia f (plural parochias)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of paróquia.