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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
Noun
kerk (plural kerke)
- church
Descendants
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)
- church, house of Christian worship
- (occasionally capitalized) church, confessional religious organization
- church, temple, non-Christian house of worship
Derived terms
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Descendants
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъřь.
Pronunciation
Noun
kerk m inan
- shrub, bush
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