kirke

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe (church).

Noun

kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker)

  1. church

Declension

Derived terms

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Middle English

Noun

kirke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of chirche

Norwegian Bokmål

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kirke

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, that which belongs to the Lord) via Old English ċiriċe (church).

Pronunciation

Noun

kirke f or m (definite singular kirka or kirken, indefinite plural kirker, definite plural kirkene)

  1. church (a house of worship)

Derived terms

See also

kyrkje (Nynorsk)

References