Kerrich

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian Kirch, Kerch, from Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɛriç/
  • Rhymes: -ɛriç
  • Hyphenation: Ker‧rich

Noun

Kerrich f (plural Kerriche) (religion)

  1. church
    Moie gehm-mer in die Kerrich.
    Tomorrow we are going to church.
  2. mass, worship
    Die Kerrich fangd aanm
    The mass is starting.

Derived terms

  • Kerrichhof

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kerrich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 90