kirihha
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
kirihha f
Derived terms edit
- chirichwīhī (“festival celebrating the consecration of a church”) (+ wīhī (“consecration”))
Descendants edit
- Middle High German: kirche
- → Proto-Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)