girku

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English circe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “Lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkirːkuː/

Noun

girku

1. church

Inflection

Even u-stem, no gradation
Nominative	girku
Genitive	girku girkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	girku	girkut
Accusative	girku	girkūid
Genitive	girku girkọ	girkūid
Illative	girkui	girkūide
Locative	girkus	girkūin
Comitative	girkūin	girkūiguin
Essive	girkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person girkon girkome girkomet 2nd person girkot girkode girkodet 3rd person girkus girkuska girkuset

Alternative forms

• kirku

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland