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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse kirkja, kyrkja, from Old English cirice, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (δόμα) (kuriakón (dóma), “Lord's (house)”), from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²çʏrçə/
- Hyphenation: kỳr‧kje
Noun
kyrkje f (definite singular kyrkja, indefinite plural kyrkjer, definite plural kyrkjene)
- a church
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse kyrkja.
Verb
kyrkje (present tense kyrkjer, past tense kyrkte, past participle kyrkt, passive infinitive kyrkjast, present participle kyrkjande, imperative kyrk)
- e-infinitive form of kyrkja
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