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kirk

/ˈkɜːk/KURK
/ˈkɝk/KURK

Meaningthe Lord's house

Common meaning: a church (Scottish)

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)kirkjasource
  2. Middle Englishkirkesource
  3. Englishkirk‘a church (Scottish)’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) kirkja ‘the Lord's house’.

Roots

  • kirkja Old Norse (Icelandic) “the Lord's house”

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