kirke

From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”), borrowed from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “church”), a neuter form of κυριακός (kuriakós, “belonging to the lord”), from κύριος (kúrios, “ruler, lord”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰiɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

kirke c (singular definite kirken, plural indefinite kirker)

1. (Christianity) church (a house of worship)
2. (Christianity) church (a religious community)

• “kirke” in Den Danske Ordbog

kirke

1. (Northern) Alternative form of chirche

From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “that which belongs to the Lord”) via Old English ċiriċe (“church”).

• IPA^(key): /çɪrkə/
• Rhymes: -ɪrkə

kirke f or m (definite singular kirka or kirken, indefinite plural kirker, definite plural kirkene)

1. church (a house of worship)

kyrkje (Nynorsk)

• “kirke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.