kirke

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish kirk(i)æ, kyrk(i)æ, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “church”), a neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰiɐ̯ɡ̊ə] === Noun === kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker) (Christianity) church (a house of worship) (Christianity) church (a religious community) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “kirke” in Den Danske Ordbog “kirke” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Middle English == === Noun === kirke (Northern) alternative form of chirche == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “that which belongs to the Lord”) via Old English ċiriċe (“church”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /çɪrkə/ Rhymes: -ɪrkə === Noun === kirke f or m (definite singular kirka or kirken, indefinite plural kirker, definite plural kirkene) church (a house of worship) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === kyrkje (Nynorsk) === References === “kirke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.