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kirkja
kirkja
Faroese
Viðareiðis kirkja - the church of Viðareiði.
Noun
kirkja f (genitive singular kirkju, plural kirkjur)
Declension
| Declension of kirkja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kirkja | kirkjan | kirkjur | kirkjurnar |
| accusative | kirkju | kirkjuna | kirkjur | kirkjurnar |
| dative | kirkju | kirkjuni | kirkjum | kirkjunum |
| genitive | kirkju | kirkjunnar | kirkja | kirkjanna |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice.[1]
Noun
kirkja f (genitive singular kirkju, nominative plural kirkjur)
Declension
declension of kirkja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kirkja | kirkjan | kirkjur | kirkjurnar |
| accusative | kirkju | kirkjuna | kirkjur | kirkjurnar |
| dative | kirkju | kirkjunni | kirkjum | kirkjunum |
| genitive | kirkju | kirkjunnar | kirkna | kirknanna |
Derived terms
- aðalkirkja
- dómkirkja
- forkirkja
- kirkjuskip
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old English cirice.
Noun
kirkja f (genitive kirkju, plural kirkjur)
- church (Christian house of worship)
Declension
Declension of kirkja (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kirkja | kirkjan | kirkjur | kirkjurnar |
| accusative | kirkju | kirkjuna | kirkjur | kirkjanar |
| dative | kirkju | kirkjunni | kirkjum | kirkjunum |
| genitive | kirkju | kirkjunnar | kirkjna | kirkjnanna |
Descendants
References
- kirkja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press