tsjerke

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian tzirke, tzerke, from late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, an early borrowing of Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Noun

tsjerke c (plural tsjerken, diminutive tsjerkje)

  1. church

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “tsjerke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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