tsjerke

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West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian tzirke, tzerke, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tsjerke c (plural tsjerken, diminutive tsjerkje)

  1. church

Derived terms[edit]

- in toponyms:

Further reading[edit]

  • tsjerke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011