gærhkoe

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Southern Sami

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kyrkja. Cognate with Northern Sami girku, Lule Sami girkko, Finnish kirkko and Meänkieli kirkko.

Noun

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gærhkoe

  1. church
    Svïenske gærhkoeChurch of Sweden

Further reading

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