vihkiä
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- (transitive) To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony (to perform the ceremony of joining spouses).
- (transitive) To ordain (priest); to consecrate (bishop).
- (transitive) To consecrate, dedicate (a church); to open, inaugurate (something to be used).
- (transitive) To devote, dedicate, consecrate (one's life; to something = allative).
Etymology
Derived from Old Swedish vighia.
Origin
Old Swedish
vighia
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alttari Finnish
- palli Finnish
- risti Finnish
- ryijy Finnish
- vihittää Finnish
- vihityttää Finnish
- vihkaista Finnish
- vihkialttari Finnish
- vihkijä Finnish
- vihkimys Finnish
- vihkimäristi Finnish
- vihkimätön Finnish
- vihkipalli Finnish
- vihkiryijy Finnish
- vihkiytymätön Finnish
- vihkiytyä Finnish
- vihkiäiset Finnish
- viga Swedish
- vigsel Swedish
- vígja Old Norse
- vighia Old Swedish