cirice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δῶμα) (kuriakón (dôma), “the Lord's (house)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ri.t͡ʃe/

Noun

ċiriċe f

  1. church

Declension
Declension of cirice (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ċiriċe ċirican
accusative ċirican ċirican
genitive ċirican ċiricena
dative ċirican ċiricum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: chirche, kirke
    • English: church
    • Geordie English: chorch, kirk
    • Scots: kirk
    • Yola: chourch
  • → Old Norse: kirkja (see there for further descendants)
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