kerk

From Dutch kerk, from Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

kerk (plural kerke)

1. church

From Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

• IPA^(key): /kɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: kerk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

kerk f (plural kerken, diminutive kerkje n)

1. church, house of Christian worship
2. (occasionally capitalized) church, confessional religious organization
3. church, temple, non-Christian house of worship

• Afrikaans: kerk
• → Sranan Tongo: kerki