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

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
  
  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)

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