kyrkja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kyrkja, kvirkja, from Proto-Germanic *kwirkwijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪr̥ca/
  • Rhymes: -ɪr̥ca
  • Homophone: kirkja

Verb

kyrkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kyrkti, supine kyrkt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to strangle, to choke
    Synonym: kæfa

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • kyrking (strangulation)
  • kyrkingur (stunted growth, atrophy)
  • kyrkislanga (boa constrictor)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kyrkja f

  1. singular definite of kyrkje
  2. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by kyrkje
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