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 Danish kirke, 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.