kirika

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), Lord's (house)).

Noun

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kirika f

  1. church

Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: kirke, kerke, karke
  • Estonian: kirik
  • Finnish: kirkko
    • Meänkieli: kirkko
    • Northern Sami: girku (or from Old Norse)
    • Lule Sami: girkko (or from Old Norse)
    • Pite Sami: girrko (or from Old Norse)
    • Southern Sami: gærhkoe (or from Old Norse)
  • Ingrian: kirkko
  • Karelian: kirikkö