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