cirice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δῶμα) (kuriakón (dôma), “the Lord's (house)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe/

Noun

ċiriċe f

1. church

Declension

Declension of cirice (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċiriċe	ċirican
accusative	ċirican	ċirican
genitive	ċirican	ċiricena
dative	ċirican	ċiricum

Derived terms

• ċiriclīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: chirche, kirke
  • English: church
  • Geordie English: chorch, kirk
  • Scots: kirk
  • Yola: chourch
• → Old Norse: kirkja (see there for further descendants)