kerke

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Afrikaans

Noun

kerke

  1. plural of kerk

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

kerke f

  1. church (building)
  2. church (institute)

Inflection

Weak feminine
Singular Plural
Nominative kerke kerken
Accusative kerke kerken
Genitive kerken kerken
Dative kerke, kerken kerken

Descendants

  • Dutch: kerk (see there for further descendants)
  • Limburgish: kèrk

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