Kirche

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪʁçə/, , (standard)
  • (some speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) IPA(key):
  • (some speakers in Westphalia) IPA(key):
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Kirche f (genitive Kirche, plural Kirchen, diminutive Kirchelchen n or Kirchlein n)

  1. church (building)
  2. church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
  3. (obsolete) an assembly

Declension

Declension of Kirche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kirche die Kirchen
genitive einer der Kirche der Kirchen
dative einer der Kirche den Kirchen
accusative eine die Kirche die Kirchen

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Russian: ки́рха (kírxa), ки́рка (kírka)
  • → Ukrainian: кі́рха (kírxa)

See also

Further reading

  • “Kirche” in Duden online
  • “Kirche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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