Wiktionary

kirke

See also: Kirke

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), borrowed from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “church”), a neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker)

  1. (Christianity) church (a house of worship)
  2. (Christianity) church (a religious community)

Declension edit

Declension of kirke
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kirke kirken kirker kirkerne
genitive kirkes kirkens kirkers kirkernes

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Middle English edit

Noun edit

kirke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of chirche

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kirke

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. church (a house of worship)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

kyrkje (Nynorsk)

References edit

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