kirihha

Old High German

Alternative forms

• kilihha

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi.rix.xa/, /ˈkxi.rix.xa/, /ˈkʰi.rix.xa/

Noun

kirihha f

1. church

Derived terms

• chirichwīhī (“festival celebrating the consecration of a church”) (+ wīhī (“consecration”))
  • Middle High German: kirchwīhe
    • German: Kirchweih
    • Alemannic German: Chilbi, Chilwi, Chirbi

Descendants

• Middle High German: kirche
  • Alemannic German: Chilche, Chilä, Chile, Chille

    Alsatian: Kirich, Kerich

    Swabian: Kirch, Kircha

  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: khirch, khércha (Sette Comuni)

    Mòcheno: kirch

  • Central Franconian: Kirch, Kerch

    Eifel: Körch

    Hunsrik: Kerrich

    Luxembourgish: Kierch

  • East Central German: Kürche, Küeche

    Upper Saxon German: Kersche

  • East Franconian: Kerch
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Kärsch

  • German: Kirche
    • → Russian: ки́рха (kírxa), ки́рка (kírka)
    • → Ukrainian: кі́рха (kírxa)
  • Yiddish: קירך (kirkh)
• → Proto-Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)