churchyard
English
/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/, /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.jɑːd/
noun
Definitions
- A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English churchyard affix from English church + English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area)inherited from Middle English chirchetoun inherited from Old English cirictūn.
Origin
Old English
cirictūn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- Christchurch English
- Church Father English
- Churchill English
- McChurch English
- antichurch English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balmyard English
- barnyard English
- beeyard English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- brickyard English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- chopchurch English
- church English
- church-goer English
- church-ridden English
- churchane English
- churchdom English
- churchful English
- churchgoer English
- churchgoing English
- churchhouse English
- churchical English
- churchify English
- churchish English
- churchism English
- churchless English
- churchlike English
- churchling English
- churchload English
- churchly English
- churchman English
- churchmate English
- churchmouse English
- churchperson English
- churchship English
- churchtown English
- churchwarden English
- churchway English
- churchwide English
- churchwoman English
- churchwork English
- churchy English
- clothyard English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- cyberchurch English
- dechurch English
- dischurch English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- foldyard English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- gaolyard English
- graveyard English
- headyard English
- henyard English
- hopyard English
- innyard English
- interchurch English
- jailyard English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- kineyerd English
- kirk English
- kirkyard English
- lichyard English
- limeyard English
- lumberyard English
- mainyard English
- megachurch English
- meteyard English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mosque yard English
- newchurch English
- niggeryard English
- nonchurch English
- outyard English
- panyard English
- parachurch English
- parish church English
- pineyard English
- prochurch English
- railyard English
- rechurch English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sideyard English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stockyard English
- superchurch English
- swineyard English
- switchyard English
- tanyard English
- trainyard English
- truckyard English
- unchurch English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- woodyard English
- yard English
- yard-sale English
- yardage English
- yardarm English
- yardbird English
- yarder English
- yardfowl English
- yardful English
- yardgoat English
- yardgrass English
- yardhorse English
- yardless English
- yardlike English
- yardman English
- yardmaster English
- yardperson English
- yardsale English
- yardsnap English
- yardstick English
- yardwand English
- yardwork English
- jarda Portuguese
- cirictūn Old English
- chirche Middle English
- chirchetoun Middle English
- churchyard Middle English
- yerd Middle English
- garðr Old Norse
- kirkja Old Norse
- kirkjugarðr Old Norse
- kirkegård Danish
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- क्राइस्टचर्च Hindi
- चर्च Hindi
- yarda Cebuano
- jaart Afrikaans
- చర్చి Telugu
- yadi Swahili
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- चर्च Marathi
- چرچ Urdu
- yad Volapük
- sios Tok Pisin
- ಚರ್ಚು Kannada
- coci Hausa
- cōcì Hausa
- chechi Shona
- tchalitchi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- sios Pijin
- yard
- kirk
- church
- yarder
- cowyard
- innyard
- yardman
- outyard
- vinyard
- hopyard
- yardful
- tanyard
- panyard
- henyard
- churchy
- yardage
- yardarm
- beeyard
- mainyard
- foreyard
- kineyerd
- yardsale
- yardlike
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- limeyard
- yardsnap
- dechurch
- kailyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- McChurch
- feedyard
- yardfowl
- vineyard
- railyard
- rechurch
- yardwork
- ballyard
- yardwand
- yardless
- jailyard
- pineyard
- chipyard
- dumpyard
- woodyard
- unchurch
- meteyard
- foldyard
- rickyard
- dockyard
- miniyard
- yardbird
- dooryard
- junkyard
- balmyard
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- coalyard
- yardgoat
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- boneyard
- churchly
- barnyard
- churchish
- churchman
- Churchill
- graveyard
- stackyard
- clothyard
- churchful
- chookyard
- churchdom
- yardhorse
- churchism
- nonchurch
- stockyard
- truckyard
- yardgrass
- churchway
- swineyard
- coachyard
- prochurch
- yard-sale
- churchify
- scrapyard
- Appleyard
- churchane
- yardstick
- dischurch
- trainyard
- mooseyard
- brickyard
- steelyard
- newchurch
- courtyard
- churchship
- churchgoer
- churchwide
- churchmate
- megachurch
- lumberyard
- churchical
- churchtown
- chopchurch
- churchload
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- switchyard
- yardperson
- churchwork
- stableyard
- antichurch
- parachurch
- churchlike
- yardmaster
- churchling
- churchless
- churchgoing
- churchmouse
- interchurch
- cyberchurch
- superchurch
- churchhouse
- churchwoman
- freightyard
- church-goer
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- churchwarden
- churchperson
- Christchurch
- parish church
- church-ridden
- Church Father