Kerk

See also: kerk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

kèrk, kirk (Veldeke spelling)
Käre̩k, Kere̩k (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
Kérrek (Eupen)
Kirk (Selfkant)
Kérrech (Eupen, through Middle High German)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), “Lord’s (house)”). Doublet of sjoeëtsj, sjuutsj (from English church).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.ʁək/
(Southeast Limburgish, some East Limburgish) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ʁək/
Rhymes: -ɛʁək, -eʁək

Noun

Kerk f (plural Kerke, diminutive Kerkske) (German-based spelling)

(countable) church (building)
Synonyms: sjoeëtsj (Waubach), sjuutsj (Waubach), sangs (Waubach)
(uncountable) church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
(uncountable, Christianity) mass (eucharistic liturgy)