khércha

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khirch (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Koine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “church”). Cognate with German Kirche, English church.

Noun

khércha f (plural khérchen, diminutive khérchle)

1. (Sette Comuni) church

   Béels jaar de khérchen habantzese gamàcht àu in d'ékkallen.

   In the past, churches were built in the hills.

Further reading

• “khércha” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo