Kerk

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Limburgish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), Lord’s (house)). Doublet of sjoeëtsj, sjuutsj (from English church).

Pronunciation

Noun

Kerk f (plural Kerke, diminutive Kerkske) (German-based spelling)

  1. (countable) church (building)
    Synonyms: sjoeëtsj (Waubach), sjuutsj (Waubach), sangs (Waubach)
  2. (uncountable) church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
  3. (uncountable, Christianity) mass (eucharistic liturgy)