kirihha
Old High German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editkirihha f
Derived terms
edit- chirichwīhī (“festival celebrating the consecration of a church”) (+ wīhī (“consecration”))
Descendants
edit- Middle High German: kirche
- Alemannic German: Chilche, Chilä, Chile, Chille
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: khirch, khércha (Sette Comuni)
- Mòcheno: kirch
- Central Franconian: Kirch, Kerch
- East Central German: Kürche, Küeche
- Upper Saxon German: Kersche
- East Franconian: Kerch
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Kärsch
- German: Kirche
- Yiddish: קירך (kirkh)
- → Proto-Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)
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- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old High German terms derived from Koine Greek
- Old High German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Old High German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old High German lemmas
- Old High German nouns
- Old High German feminine nouns