kerke

Afrikaans

Noun

kerke

  1. plural of kerk

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch kirika, from late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Noun

kerke f

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: kerk
  • Limburgish: kèrk

Further reading

  • “kerke”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “kerke (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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