girku
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English circe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “Lord”).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkirːkuː/
Noun
girku
- church
Inflection
Even u-stem, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | girku | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | girku girkọ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | girku | girkut | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | girku | girkūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | girku girkọ | girkūid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | girkui | girkūide | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | girkus | girkūin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | girkūin | girkūiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | girkun | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alternative forms
- kirku
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland