"kerk" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /kɛrk/ Audio: Nl-kerk.ogg Forms: kerken [plural], kerkje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛrk Etymology: From Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|kerke}} Middle Dutch kerke, {{inh|nl|odt|kirica}} Old Dutch kirica, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kirikā}} Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, {{der|nl|grc|κυριακόν}} Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|kerkje}} kerk f (plural kerken, diminutive kerkje n)
  1. church, house of Christian worship Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kerk-nl-noun-CpQdfVP-
  2. (occasionally capitalized) church, confessional religious organization Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-kerk-nl-noun-cUIeJaW-
  3. church, temple, non-Christian house of worship Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Buildings, Christianity, Places of worship
    Sense id: en-kerk-nl-noun--lvvbxwe Disambiguation of Buildings: 9 39 52 Disambiguation of Christianity: 19 24 58 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 15 19 66 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: domkerk, dorpskerk, huiskerk, jodenkerk, kathedraalkerk, kerkasiel, kerkbank, kerkburcht, kerkdienst, kerkdorp, kerkelijk, kerkendom, kerkfabriek, kerkganger, kerkgenootschap, kerkgraf, kerkhervormer, kerkhistorica, kerkhistoricus, kerkhof, kerkklok, kerkkoor, kerklichaam, kerkmeester, kerkorgel, kerkprins, kerktoren, kerkuil, kerkvader, kerkvergadering, kerkvolk, kerkvoogd, kerkvorst, kerkwezen, kermis, kerspel, kinderkerk, kruiskerk, schuilkerk, staafkerk, staatskerk, volkskerk, weerkerk, zaalkerk, Aagtekerke, Abbekerk, Adinkerke, Almkerk, Benedenkerk, Biggekerke, Bovekerke, Bovenkerk, Doomkerke, Duinkerke, Giekerk, Giessen-Oudekerk, Grijpskerk, Grijpskerke, Haverskerke, Heemskerk, Hoedekenskerke, Hoogkerk, Houtkerke, Kaaskerke, Kerk en Zanen, Kerk-Avezaath, Kerkbrugge, Kerkbuurt, Kerkdorp, Kerkdriel, Kerkebeek, Kerkeind, Kerkeinde, Kerkelanden, Kerkem, Kerkenbos, Kerkeneind, Kerkenhoek, Kerkenveld, Kerklaan, Kerkrade, Kerksken, Kerkwerve, Kerkwijk, Kerschoten, Klemskerke, Kleverskerke, Koolkerke, Koudekerk aan den Rijn, Koudekerke, Kruiskerke, Leegkerk, Lekkerkerk, Liedekerke, Mariakerke, Mariekerke, Meerkerk, Meetkerke, Meliskerke, Middelkerke, Moerkerke, Niekerk, Niepkerke, Nieuwerkerk, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Nieuwerkerke, Nieuwerkerken, Nieuwkerk, Nieuwkerke, Nieuwkerken, Nieuwkerken-Waas, Nijkerk, Nukerke, Oenkerk, Oldekerk, Oostkerke, Oude Kerk, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Oudkerk, Ouwerkerk, Ridderkerk, 's-Heer Abtskerke, 's-Heer Arendskerke, Schipperskerk, Serooskerke, Sinoutskerke, Snaaskerke, Steenkerke, Streefkerk, Stuivekenskerke, Uitkerke, Waterlandkerkje, Westkerke, Wilskerke, Wissenkerke, Zuienkerke

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Doomkerke"
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      "word": "Houtkerke"
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      "word": "Kaaskerke"
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      "word": "Kerk en Zanen"
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      "word": "Kerk-Avezaath"
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    {
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      "word": "Kerkbrugge"
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      "word": "Kerkbuurt"
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    {
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      "word": "Kerkdorp"
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    {
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      "word": "Kerkdriel"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "word": "Kerkeind"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Kerkeinde"
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    {
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      "word": "Kerkelanden"
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      "word": "Kerkem"
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      "word": "Kerkenveld"
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      "word": "Kerklaan"
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      "word": "Kerkrade"
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      "word": "Kerksken"
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      "word": "Kerkwerve"
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      "word": "Kerkwijk"
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      "word": "Kerschoten"
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      "word": "Klemskerke"
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      "word": "Kleverskerke"
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      "word": "Koolkerke"
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      "word": "Koudekerk aan den Rijn"
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      "word": "Koudekerke"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Kruiskerke"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Leegkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Lekkerkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Liedekerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mariakerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mariekerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Meerkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Meetkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Meliskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Middelkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Moerkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Niekerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Niepkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwerkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwerkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwerkerken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwkerken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nieuwkerken-Waas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nijkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Nukerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oenkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oldekerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oostkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oude Kerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ouderkerk aan de Amstel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ouderkerk aan den IJssel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Oudkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ouwerkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Ridderkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "'s-Heer Abtskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "'s-Heer Arendskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schipperskerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Serooskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Sinoutskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Snaaskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Steenkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Streefkerk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stuivekenskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Uitkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Waterlandkerkje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Westkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wilskerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Wissenkerke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Zuienkerke"
    }
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "kerk"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: kerk\n→ Fwe: n-kèrékè\n→ Herero: okereka\n→ Kwanyama: onggeleka\n→ Phuthi: ikereke\n→ Shona: kirike\n→ Sotho: kereke\n→ Venda: gereke",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: kerk\n→ Fwe: n-kèrékè\n→ Herero: okereka\n→ Kwanyama: onggeleka\n→ Phuthi: ikereke\n→ Shona: kirike\n→ Sotho: kereke\n→ Venda: gereke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "kirki",
            "3": "kerki"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kirki, kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kirki, kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "kêrk"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: kêrk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: kêrk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "kerk",
            "3": "kirk"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: kerk, kirk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: kerk, kirk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vic",
            "2": "kerek",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Virgin Islands Creole: kerek",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dated"
          },
          "expansion": "(dated)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Virgin Islands Creole: kerek (dated)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "kèrki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: kèrki",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "from the diminutive"
          },
          "expansion": "(from the diminutive)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: kèrki (from the diminutive)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "kèrki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: kèrki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: kèrki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "car",
            "2": "keleke",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kari'na: keleke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kari'na: keleke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "kéíki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: kéíki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: kéíki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "kerke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch kerke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "kirica"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch kirica",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kirikā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kirikā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κυριακόν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "kerkje"
      },
      "expansion": "kerk f (plural kerken, diminutive kerkje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kerk"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church, house of Christian worship"
      ],
      "id": "en-kerk-nl-noun-CpQdfVP-",
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church, confessional religious organization"
      ],
      "id": "en-kerk-nl-noun-cUIeJaW-",
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "occasionally capitalized",
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        "(occasionally capitalized) church, confessional religious organization"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 39 52",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "nl:Buildings",
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            "Buildings and structures",
            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 24 58",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Christianity",
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          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 19 66",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Places of worship",
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            "Places",
            "Buildings",
            "Religion",
            "Names",
            "Buildings and structures",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Architecture",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Lemmas",
            "Sciences"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "church, temple, non-Christian house of worship"
      ],
      "id": "en-kerk-nl-noun--lvvbxwe",
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        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ],
        [
          "house of worship",
          "house of worship"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛrk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-kerk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Nl-kerk.ogg/Nl-kerk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nl-kerk.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kerk"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrk",
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    "nl:Christianity",
    "nl:Places of worship"
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      "word": "domkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "dorpskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "huiskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "jodenkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kathedraalkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkasiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkbank"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkburcht"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkdienst"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkdorp"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkelijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkendom"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkfabriek"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkganger"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkgenootschap"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkgraf"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkhervormer"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkhistorica"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkhistoricus"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkhof"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkklok"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkkoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerklichaam"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkmeester"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkorgel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkprins"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerktoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkuil"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkvader"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkvergadering"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkvolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkvoogd"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkvorst"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerkwezen"
    },
    {
      "word": "kermis"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerspel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kinderkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kruiskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "schuilkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "staafkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "staatskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "volkskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "weerkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "zaalkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aagtekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Abbekerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Adinkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Almkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Benedenkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Biggekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bovekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bovenkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Doomkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Duinkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Giekerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Giessen-Oudekerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grijpskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grijpskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haverskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heemskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hoedekenskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hoogkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Houtkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kaaskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerk en Zanen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerk-Avezaath"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkbrugge"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkbuurt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkdorp"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkdriel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkebeek"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkeind"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkeinde"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkelanden"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkenbos"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkeneind"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkenhoek"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkenveld"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerklaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkrade"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerksken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkwerve"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerkwijk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kerschoten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klemskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kleverskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Koolkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Koudekerk aan den Rijn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Koudekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kruiskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leegkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lekkerkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Liedekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mariakerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mariekerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meerkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meetkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meliskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Middelkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moerkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Niekerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Niepkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwerkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwerkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwerkerken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwkerken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nieuwkerken-Waas"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nijkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nukerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oenkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oldekerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oostkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oude Kerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ouderkerk aan de Amstel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ouderkerk aan den IJssel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oudkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ouwerkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ridderkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "'s-Heer Abtskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "'s-Heer Arendskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schipperskerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Serooskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sinoutskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Snaaskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Steenkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Streefkerk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stuivekenskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Uitkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waterlandkerkje"
    },
    {
      "word": "Westkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wilskerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wissenkerke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zuienkerke"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "kerk"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: kerk\n→ Fwe: n-kèrékè\n→ Herero: okereka\n→ Kwanyama: onggeleka\n→ Phuthi: ikereke\n→ Shona: kirike\n→ Sotho: kereke\n→ Venda: gereke",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: kerk\n→ Fwe: n-kèrékè\n→ Herero: okereka\n→ Kwanyama: onggeleka\n→ Phuthi: ikereke\n→ Shona: kirike\n→ Sotho: kereke\n→ Venda: gereke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "kirki",
            "3": "kerki"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kirki, kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: kirki, kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-jdt",
            "2": "kêrk"
          },
          "expansion": "Jersey Dutch: kêrk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: kêrk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dcr",
            "2": "kerk",
            "3": "kirk"
          },
          "expansion": "Negerhollands: kerk, kirk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Negerhollands: kerk, kirk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vic",
            "2": "kerek",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Virgin Islands Creole: kerek",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dated"
          },
          "expansion": "(dated)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Virgin Islands Creole: kerek (dated)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arw",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lokono: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lokono: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "kèrki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: kèrki",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "from the diminutive"
          },
          "expansion": "(from the diminutive)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: kèrki (from the diminutive)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srn",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hns",
            "2": "kerki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kerki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kerki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jvn",
            "2": "kèrki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: kèrki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: kèrki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "car",
            "2": "keleke",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kari'na: keleke",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kari'na: keleke"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "kéíki",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: kéíki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: kéíki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "kerke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch kerke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "kirica"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch kirica",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kirikā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kirikā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κυριακόν"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch kerke, from Old Dutch kirica, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, an early borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kerken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "kerkje"
      },
      "expansion": "kerk f (plural kerken, diminutive kerkje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kerk"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church, house of Christian worship"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church, confessional religious organization"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "organization",
          "organization"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "occasionally capitalized",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(occasionally capitalized) church, confessional religious organization"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "church, temple, non-Christian house of worship"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "church",
          "church"
        ],
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ],
        [
          "house of worship",
          "house of worship"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɛrk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-kerk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Nl-kerk.ogg/Nl-kerk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nl-kerk.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kerk"
}

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