kirko

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Etymology

From Russian кирка (kirka) or це́рковь (cérkovʹ), both from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), “Lord’s (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”). Compare Yiddish קירך‎ (kirkh), German Kirche, Dutch kerk, Polish cerkiew, English church.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkirko]
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  • Rhymes: -irko
  • Hyphenation: kir‧ko

Noun

kirko (accusative singular kirkon, plural kirkoj, accusative plural kirkojn)

  1. church (building)

Hypernyms
  • eklezio (church, as an organization)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English church, German Kirche, Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ). Decision no. 119, Progreso III.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkirko/

Noun

kirko (plural kirki)

  1. church
    Synonym: (archaic) pregeyo

See also
  • eklezio (“church (as an institution)”)

References
  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 91, 230, 466
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