kyrka

Etymology

From Old Swedish kyrkia, kirkia, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice, from Late Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, from Byzantine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) (δόμα) ‘Lord's (house)’, from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʏrˌka/

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Noun

kyrka c

1. a church (building)
2. a church (organization)

References

• kyrka in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)