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Etymology edit

From Russian кирка (kirka) or це́рковь (cérkovʹ), both from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), Lord’s (house)), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, lord). Compare Yiddish קירך (kirkh), German Kirche, Dutch kerk, Polish cerkiew, English church.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkirko]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -irko
  • Hyphenation: kir‧ko

Noun edit

kirko (accusative singular kirkon, plural kirkoj, accusative plural kirkojn)

  1. church (building)

Hypernyms edit

Related terms edit

  • eklezio (church, as an organization)

Ido edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English churchGerman KircheRussian це́рковь (cérkovʹ). Decision no. 119, Progreso III.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kirko (plural kirki)

  1. church
    Synonym: (archaic) pregeyo

See also edit

  • eklezio (church (as an institution))

References edit

  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 91, 230, 466