kirica

Old Dutch

Etymology

From late Proto-West Germanic *kirikā (whence also Old High German kirihha, Old Saxon kirika and Old English ċiriċe), from Koine Greek κυριακὸν δῶμα (kuriakòn dôma, “Lord's house”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

Noun

kirica f

  1. church

Inflection

Declension of kirica (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative kirica kirica, kiricon
accusative kirica, kiricon kirica, kiricon
genitive kiricon kiricono
dative kiricon kiricon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: kerke
    • Dutch: kerk (see there for further descendants)
    • Limburgish: kèrk

Further reading

  • “kirika”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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