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kerk

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /kɛrk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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kerk (plural kerke)

  1. church

Descendants

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

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

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Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kъřь +‎ -k.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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References

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  • kerk” in Soblex