kirke – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Norwegian Bokmål noun forms of kirke

Noun: kirke
Gender: Masculine, Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.kirke
Pl.kirker

Definite

Sg.kirka; kirken
Pl.kirkene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like kirke

krokodille, snuppe, flytebrygge, smekke, slynge, slette, skøyte, sløyfe, brennesle, skuffe, skråme, skrøne, skisse, skinke, skinne, skjære, skorpe, diamantgruve, revebjelle, øygruppe, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón, “that which belongs to the Lord”) via Old English ċiriċe (“church”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'kirkja', Ancient Greek Nouns 'κυριακόν', Old English Nouns 'ċiriċe'.

Verbs referencing "kirke"

English Nouns church.

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