kerke

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Afrikaans[edit]

Noun[edit]

kerke

  1. plural of kerk

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Noun[edit]

kerke f

  1. church (building)
  2. church (institute)

Inflection[edit]

Weak feminine
Singular Plural
Nominative kerke kerken
Accusative kerke kerken
Genitive kerken kerken
Dative kerke, kerken kerken

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: kerk (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: kèrk

Further reading[edit]