kirkko

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Saxon kir(i)ka, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkirkːo/, [ˈkirkːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -irkːo
  • Syllabification(key): kirk‧ko

Noun

kirkko

  1. church
  2. cathedral (large church building)

Declension

Inflection of kirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative kirkko kirkot
genitive kirkon kirkkojen
partitive kirkkoa kirkkoja
illative kirkkoon kirkkoihin
singular plural
nominative kirkko kirkot
accusative nom. kirkko kirkot
gen. kirkon
genitive kirkon kirkkojen
partitive kirkkoa kirkkoja
inessive kirkossa kirkoissa
elative kirkosta kirkoista
illative kirkkoon kirkkoihin
adessive kirkolla kirkoilla
ablative kirkolta kirkoilta
allative kirkolle kirkoille
essive kirkkona kirkkoina
translative kirkoksi kirkoiksi
instructive kirkoin
abessive kirkotta kirkoitta
comitative kirkkoineen
Possessive forms of kirkko (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person kirkkoni kirkkomme
2nd person kirkkosi kirkkonne
3rd person kirkkonsa

Derived terms

Anagrams


Ingrian

Kirkko.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Saxon kirika. Cognates include Finnish kirkko and Karelian kirikkö.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkirkːo/, [ˈkirkːŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkirkːo/, [ˈkirkːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -irkːo
  • Hyphenation: kirk‧ko

Noun

kirkko

  1. church

Declension

Declension of kirkko (type 4/koivu, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative kirkko kirkot
genitive kirkon kirkkoin, kirkkoloin
partitive kirkkoa kirkkoja, kirkkoloja
illative kirkkoo kirkkoi, kirkkoloihe
inessive kirkoos kirkkois, kirkkolois
elative kirkost kirkkoist, kirkkoloist
allative kirkolle kirkkoille, kirkkoloille
adessive kirkool kirkkoil, kirkkoloil
ablative kirkolt kirkkoilt, kirkkoloilt
translative kirkoks kirkkoiks, kirkkoloiks
essive kirkkonna, kirkkoon kirkkoinna, kirkkoloinna, kirkkoin, kirkkoloin
exessive1) kirkkont kirkkoint, kirkkoloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 168
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 68
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