chirihha
Old High German
Etymology
From late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ (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/
Descendants
- Middle High German: kirche
- Alemannic German: Chilche, Chilä, Chile, Chille
- Alsatian: Kirich, Kerich
- Swabian: Kirch, Kircha
- Central Franconian:
- Eifel: Körch
- Hunsrik: Kerrich
- East Central German: Kürche, Küeche
- Upper Saxon: Kersche
- East Franconian: Kerch
- Rhine Franconian:
- Palatine German: Kärsch
- German: Kirche
- → Russian: ки́рка (kírka)
- Luxembourgish: Kierch
- Yiddish: קירך (kirkh)
- Alemannic German: Chilche, Chilä, Chile, Chille
- → Slavic: *cьrky (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Old High German: chirichwīhī (“festival celebrating the consecration of a church”) (+ wīhī (“consecration”))
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