kirke

See also: Kirke

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker)

  1. church

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

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål
kirke

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çɪrkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪrkə

Noun

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

  1. a church (a house of worship)

Derived terms
Terms derived from kirke

See also

kyrkje (Nynorsk)

References
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