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)

1. (countable) church (building)

   Synonyms: sjoeëtsj [Waubach], sjuutsj [Waubach], sangs [Waubach]

2. (uncountable) church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
3. (uncountable, Christianity) mass (eucharistic liturgy)