Kirchturm

German

Etymology

Kirche (“church”) +‎ Turm (“tower, spire; steeple”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪʁçˌtʊʁm]

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Noun

Kirchturm m (genitive Kirchturmes or Kirchturms, plural Kirchtürme)

1. (architecture) steeple
   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 551:

     Vor ihnen lag das Dorf mit seinen Strohdächern und dem niedrigen, stumpfen Kirchturm.

     In front of them was the village with its thatched roofs and the small, flat church steeple.

Hypernyms

• Turm

Derived terms

• Kirchturmglocke
• Kirchturmspitze
• Kirchturmuhr (“church tower clock”)

Further reading

• “Kirchturm” in Duden online