Altar

de-noun

Altar m (strong, genitive Altares or Altars, plural Altäre, diminutive Altärchen n)

Altares (genitive)
Altars (genitive)
Altäre (plural)
Altärchen (diminutive neuter)
Altar (nominative singular)
Altäre (definite nominative plural)
Altares (genitive singular)
Altars (genitive singular)
Altäre (definite genitive plural)
Altar (dative singular)
Altare (dative singular)
Altären (dative definite plural)
Altar (accusative singular)
Altäre (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German alter, altære, from Old High German altāri, from Proto-West Germanic *altārī (“altar”), borrowed from Latin altāre. The form was readapted to the Latin source, partly to avoid homophony with Alter (“age”). Compare also Dutch altaar alongside archaic outer.

(religion, including Christianity) altar (table or similar structure used for religious rites)


Kirche

Kirche f (genitive Kirche, plural Kirchen, diminutive Kirchelchen n or Kirchlein n)

Kirche (genitive)
Kirchen (plural)
Kirchelchen (diminutive neuter)
Kirchlein (diminutive neuter)
Kirche (nominative singular)
Kirchen (definite nominative plural)
Kirche (genitive singular)
Kirchen (definite genitive plural)
Kirche (dative singular)
Kirchen (dative definite plural)
Kirche (accusative singular)
Kirchen (accusative definite plural)

desc

→ Russian: ки́рха (kírxa), ки́рка (kírka)

→ Ukrainian: кі́рха (kírxa)

some speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage

church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)


Abtei

de-noun

Abtei f (genitive Abtei, plural Abteien)

Abtei (genitive)
Abteien (plural)
Abtei (nominative singular)
Abteien (definite nominative plural)
Abtei (genitive singular)
Abteien (definite genitive plural)
Abtei (dative singular)
Abteien (dative definite plural)
Abtei (accusative singular)
Abteien (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German aptīe, abbeteie, from Old High German abbateia (manuscript 12th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *abbadejā (“abbey”). Analysable as Abt + -ei. The early ei-spellings are unusual, but perhaps caused by the hiatus; regular ī-forms are found alongside in Middle High German.


Moschee

Moschee f (genitive Moschee, plural Moscheen)

Moschee (genitive)
Moscheen (plural)
Moschee (nominative singular)
Moscheen (definite nominative plural)
Moschee (genitive singular)
Moscheen (definite genitive plural)
Moschee (dative singular)
Moscheen (dative definite plural)
Moschee (accusative singular)
Moscheen (accusative definite plural)

→ Lower Sorbian: mošeja

Borrowed from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”).


Kloster

de-noun

Kloster n (strong, genitive Klosters, plural Klöster, diminutive Klösterchen n or Klösterlein n)

Klosters (genitive)
Klöster (plural)
Klösterchen (diminutive neuter)
Klösterlein (diminutive neuter)
Kloster (nominative singular)
Klöster (definite nominative plural)
Klosters (genitive singular)
Klöster (definite genitive plural)
Kloster (dative singular)
Klöstern (dative definite plural)
Kloster (accusative singular)
Klöster (accusative definite plural)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: клоштер, клоштар

Latin script: klošter, kloštar

From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clōstrum, Medieval Latin claustrum.


Synagoge

Synagoge f (genitive Synagoge, plural Synagogen)

Synagoge (genitive)
Synagogen (plural)
Synagoge (nominative singular)
Synagogen (definite nominative plural)
Synagoge (genitive singular)
Synagogen (definite genitive plural)
Synagoge (dative singular)
Synagogen (dative definite plural)
Synagoge (accusative singular)
Synagogen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German sinagoge, from Latin synagoga, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ). Used in German texts since the 12th century, but mainly a learned word. The popular term was Judenschule; compare Yiddish שול (shul).


Tempel

Tempel m (strong, genitive Tempels, plural Tempel, diminutive Tempelchen n)

Tempels (genitive)
Tempel (plural)
Tempelchen (diminutive neuter)
Tempel (nominative singular)
Tempel (definite nominative plural)
Tempels (genitive singular)
Tempel (definite genitive plural)
Tempel (dative singular)
Tempeln (dative definite plural)
Tempel (accusative singular)
Tempel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German tempel, from Old High German tempal, from Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”).


Kapelle

Kapelle f (genitive Kapelle, plural Kapellen)

Kapelle (genitive)
Kapellen (plural)
Kapelle (nominative singular)
Kapellen (definite nominative plural)
Kapelle (genitive singular)
Kapellen (definite genitive plural)
Kapelle (dative singular)
Kapellen (dative definite plural)
Kapelle (accusative singular)
Kapellen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German kappelle, kapelle, from Old High German kappella, kapella, from Late Latin and Vulgar Latin cappella (“chapel”).


Kathedrale

Kathedrale f (genitive Kathedrale, plural Kathedralen)

Kathedrale (genitive)
Kathedralen (plural)
Kathedrale (nominative singular)
Kathedralen (definite nominative plural)
Kathedrale (genitive singular)
Kathedralen (definite genitive plural)
Kathedrale (dative singular)
Kathedralen (dative definite plural)
Kathedrale (accusative singular)
Kathedralen (accusative definite plural)

From Kathedralkirche, from Latin ecclesia cathedralis.


Basilika

Basilika f (genitive Basilika, plural Basiliken)

Basilika (genitive)
Basiliken (plural)
Basilika (nominative singular)
Basiliken (definite nominative plural)
Basilika (genitive singular)
Basiliken (definite genitive plural)
Basilika (dative singular)
Basiliken (dative definite plural)
Basilika (accusative singular)
Basiliken (accusative definite plural)


Gotteshaus

Gotteshaus n (strong, genitive Gotteshauses, plural Gotteshäuser)

Gotteshauses (genitive)
Gotteshäuser (plural)
Gotteshaus (nominative singular)
Gotteshäuser (definite nominative plural)
Gotteshauses (genitive singular)
Gotteshäuser (definite genitive plural)
Gotteshaus (dative singular)
Gotteshause (dative singular)
Gotteshäusern (dative definite plural)
Gotteshaus (accusative singular)
Gotteshäuser (accusative definite plural)


Brexit

de-proper noun

der Brexit m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Brexits or des Brexit)

der Brexit (canonical masculine)
des Brexits (definite genitive)
des Brexit (definite genitive)
Brexit (nominative singular)
Brexits (genitive singular)
Brexit (genitive singular)
Brexit (dative singular)
Brexit (accusative singular)


Priorat

de-noun

Priorat n (strong, genitive Priorates or Priorats, plural Priorate)

Priorates (genitive)
Priorats (genitive)
Priorate (plural)
Priorat (nominative singular)
Priorate (definite nominative plural)
Priorates (genitive singular)
Priorats (genitive singular)
Priorate (definite genitive plural)
Priorat (dative singular)
Priorate (dative singular)
Prioraten (dative definite plural)
Priorat (accusative singular)
Priorate (accusative definite plural)


Priorei

Priorei f (genitive Priorei, plural Prioreien)

Priorei (genitive)
Prioreien (plural)
Priorei (nominative singular)
Prioreien (definite nominative plural)
Priorei (genitive singular)
Prioreien (definite genitive plural)
Priorei (dative singular)
Prioreien (dative definite plural)
Priorei (accusative singular)
Prioreien (accusative definite plural)

Die Post durfte er niemals öffnen, alle wichtigen Briefe schrieb ich, ohne Kopien zu hinterlegen, eigenhändig mit der Maschine, jedes wesentliche Dokument nahm ich selbst nach Hause und verlegte geheime Besprechungen ausschließlich in die Priorei des Klosters oder in das Ordinationszimmer meines Onkels.

1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]: