Kirchenbank
German
Kirchenbänke mit Kniebänken — pews with kneelers
Alternative forms
- Kirchbank
Etymology
From Kirche (“church”) + -n- + Bank (“bench”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪʁçənˌbaŋk/
- Hyphenation: Kir‧chen‧bank
Noun
Kirchenbank f (genitive Kirchenbank, plural Kirchenbänke)
- pew (a bench in a church, often long and wooden, and (especially in Catholic churches) with a protrusion at the back which serves as a kneeler for the next row)
Declension
Declension of Kirchenbank
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kirchenbank | die | Kirchenbänke |
| genitive | einer | der | Kirchenbank | der | Kirchenbänke |
| dative | einer | der | Kirchenbank | den | Kirchenbänken |
| accusative | eine | die | Kirchenbank | die | Kirchenbänke |
See also
- Kniebank
Further reading
- Kirchenbank in Duden online