kirihha

Old High German

Alternative forms
  • kilihha

Etymology

From late Proto-West Germanic *kirikā (whence also Old Dutch and Old Saxon kirika, Old English ċiriċe), from Koine Greek κυριακὸν δῶμα (kuriakòn dôma, “Lord's house”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxi.rix.xa/, /ˈkxi.rix.xa/, /ˈkʰi.rix.xa/

Noun

kirihha f

  1. church

Descendants
  • Middle High German: kirche
    • Alemannic German: Chilche, Chilä, Chile, Chille
      Alsatian: Kirich, Kerich
      Swabian: Kirch, Kircha
    • Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: khirch
      Mòcheno: kirch
    • Central Franconian:
      Eifel: Körch
      Hunsrik: Kerrich
      Luxembourgish: Kierch
    • East Central German: Kürche, Küeche
      Upper Saxon: Kersche
    • East Franconian: Kerch
    • Rhine Franconian:
      Palatine German: Kärsch
    • German: Kirche
    • Yiddish: קירך‎ (kirkh)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Old High German: chirichwīhī (“festival celebrating the consecration of a church”) (+ wīhī (“consecration”))
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