kirche

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkirxə/

Noun

kirche f

  1. a church

Declension

Declension of kirche (weak feminine)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein diu kirche die kirchen
genitive einer dër kirchen dër kirchen
dative einer dër kirchen dën kirchen
accusative eine die kirchen die kirchen

Descendants

  • German: Kirche

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “kirche”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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