Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Saxon kir(i)ka, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, ultimately from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirkːo/, [ˈk̟irkːo̞]
- Rhymes: -irkːo
- Syllabification(key): kirk‧ko
- Hyphenation(key): kirk‧ko
Noun
kirkko
- church (Christian house of worship)
- church (denomination of Christianity)
- church (Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community)
- (especially in locative cases) church (Christian worship held at a church, church service)
- church (organized religion in general or a specific religion)
Declension
| Inflection of kirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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kirkko
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kirkot
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| genitive
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kirkon
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kirkkojen
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| partitive
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kirkkoa
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kirkkoja
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| illative
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kirkkoon
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kirkkoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkko
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kirkot
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkko
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kirkot
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| gen.
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kirkon
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| genitive
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kirkon
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kirkkojen
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| partitive
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kirkkoa
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kirkkoja
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| inessive
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kirkossa
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kirkoissa
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| elative
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kirkosta
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kirkoista
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| illative
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kirkkoon
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kirkkoihin
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| adessive
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kirkolla
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kirkoilla
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| ablative
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kirkolta
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kirkoilta
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| allative
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kirkolle
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kirkoille
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| essive
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kirkkona
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kirkkoina
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| translative
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kirkoksi
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kirkoiksi
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| abessive
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kirkotta
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kirkoitta
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| instructive
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—
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kirkoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkkoni
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kirkkoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkkoni
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kirkkoni
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| gen.
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kirkkoni
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| genitive
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kirkkoni
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kirkkojeni
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| partitive
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kirkkoani
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kirkkojani
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| inessive
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kirkossani
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kirkoissani
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| elative
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kirkostani
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kirkoistani
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| illative
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kirkkooni
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kirkkoihini
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| adessive
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kirkollani
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kirkoillani
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| ablative
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kirkoltani
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kirkoiltani
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| allative
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kirkolleni
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kirkoilleni
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| essive
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kirkkonani
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kirkkoinani
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| translative
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kirkokseni
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kirkoikseni
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| abessive
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kirkottani
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kirkoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kirkkoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkkosi
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kirkkosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkkosi
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kirkkosi
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| gen.
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kirkkosi
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| genitive
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kirkkosi
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kirkkojesi
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| partitive
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kirkkoasi
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kirkkojasi
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| inessive
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kirkossasi
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kirkoissasi
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| elative
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kirkostasi
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kirkoistasi
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| illative
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kirkkoosi
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kirkkoihisi
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| adessive
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kirkollasi
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kirkoillasi
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| ablative
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kirkoltasi
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kirkoiltasi
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| allative
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kirkollesi
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kirkoillesi
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| essive
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kirkkonasi
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kirkkoinasi
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| translative
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kirkoksesi
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kirkoiksesi
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| abessive
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kirkottasi
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kirkoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kirkkoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkkomme
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kirkkomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkkomme
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kirkkomme
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| gen.
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kirkkomme
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| genitive
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kirkkomme
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kirkkojemme
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| partitive
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kirkkoamme
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kirkkojamme
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| inessive
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kirkossamme
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kirkoissamme
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| elative
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kirkostamme
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kirkoistamme
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| illative
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kirkkoomme
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kirkkoihimme
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| adessive
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kirkollamme
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kirkoillamme
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| ablative
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kirkoltamme
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kirkoiltamme
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| allative
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kirkollemme
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kirkoillemme
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| essive
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kirkkonamme
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kirkkoinamme
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| translative
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kirkoksemme
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kirkoiksemme
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| abessive
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kirkottamme
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kirkoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kirkkoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkkonne
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kirkkonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkkonne
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kirkkonne
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| gen.
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kirkkonne
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| genitive
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kirkkonne
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kirkkojenne
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| partitive
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kirkkoanne
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kirkkojanne
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| inessive
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kirkossanne
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kirkoissanne
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| elative
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kirkostanne
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kirkoistanne
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| illative
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kirkkoonne
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kirkkoihinne
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| adessive
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kirkollanne
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kirkoillanne
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| ablative
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kirkoltanne
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kirkoiltanne
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| allative
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kirkollenne
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kirkoillenne
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| essive
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kirkkonanne
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kirkkoinanne
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| translative
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kirkoksenne
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kirkoiksenne
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| abessive
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kirkottanne
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kirkoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kirkkoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirkkonsa
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kirkkonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kirkkonsa
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kirkkonsa
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| gen.
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kirkkonsa
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| genitive
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kirkkonsa
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kirkkojensa
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| partitive
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kirkkoaan
kirkkoansa
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kirkkojaan
kirkkojansa
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| inessive
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kirkossaan
kirkossansa
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kirkoissaan
kirkoissansa
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| elative
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kirkostaan
kirkostansa
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kirkoistaan
kirkoistansa
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| illative
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kirkkoonsa
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kirkkoihinsa
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| adessive
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kirkollaan
kirkollansa
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kirkoillaan
kirkoillansa
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| ablative
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kirkoltaan
kirkoltansa
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kirkoiltaan
kirkoiltansa
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| allative
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kirkolleen
kirkollensa
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kirkoilleen
kirkoillensa
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| essive
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kirkkonaan
kirkkonansa
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kirkkoinaan
kirkkoinansa
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| translative
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kirkokseen
kirkoksensa
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kirkoikseen
kirkoiksensa
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| abessive
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kirkottaan
kirkottansa
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kirkoittaan
kirkoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kirkkoineen
kirkkoinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Ingrian
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
- church
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kirkko
|
kirkot
|
| genitive
|
kirkon
|
kirkkoin, kirkkoloin
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| partitive
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kirkkoa
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kirkkoja, kirkkoloja
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| illative
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kirkkoo
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kirkkoi, kirkkoloihe
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| inessive
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kirkoos
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kirkois, kirkkolois
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| elative
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kirkost
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kirkoist, kirkkoloist
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| allative
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kirkolle
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kirkoille, kirkkoloille
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| adessive
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kirkool
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kirkoil, kirkkoloil
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| ablative
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kirkolt
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kirkoilt, kirkkoloilt
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| translative
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kirkoks
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kirkoiks, kirkkoloiks
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| essive
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kirkkonna, kirkkoon
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kirkkoinna, kirkkoloinna, kirkkoin, kirkkoloin
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| exessive1)
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kirkkont
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kirkkoint, kirkkoloint
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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.
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Derived terms
References
- Fedor Tumansky (1790) “кирко”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 675
- 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[2], →ISBN, page 68