kerk

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See also: Kerk

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛrk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kerk (plural kerke)

  1. church

Descendants

  • → Fwe: n-kèrékè
  • → Herero: okereka
  • → Kwanyama: onggeleka
  • → Phuthi: ikereke
  • → Shona: kirike
  • → Sotho: kereke
  • → Venda: gereke

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Derived terms

- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

Further reading

  • “kerk” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъřь +‎ -k.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛʀk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʀk
  • Hyphenation: kerk
  • Syllabification: kerk

Noun

kerk m inan

  1. (botany) shrub, bush (woody plant, medium high, whose height is less than five meters and, as a rule, has branches from its lower part)

Declension

Declension of kerk (masculine velar stem)
singular dual plural
nominative kerk kerkaj kerki
genitive kerka kerkow kerkow
dative kerkej kerkomaj kerkam
accusative kerk kerkaj kerki
instrumental kerkom kerkomaj kerkami
locative kerku kerkomaj kerkach
vocative kerko kerkaj kerki

References

  • “kerk” in Soblex
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