kirko

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Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkirko]

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• Rhymes: -irko
• Hyphenation: kir‧ko

Noun

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

1. church (building)

Hypernyms

• preĝejo

Related terms

• eklezio (church, as an organization)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English church, German Kirche, Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ). Decision no. 119, Progreso III.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkirko/

Noun

kirko (plural kirki)

1. church

   Synonym: (archaic) pregeyo

See also

• eklezio (“church (as an institution)”)

References

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