kjersk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Back-formation from kjerke. The ending -e has disappeared due to apocope. The sound r in Trøndelag dialect is changing into sj before s, k, t or p. Due to this change, the sound combination rk can be understood and writed as sjk or rsk, and vice versa (f.ex. oberst can be mispronouced as obert in case of self-correction of the speaker who tries to avoid dialect in his/hers speech). [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çeʃk/
Noun
kjersk f (definite singular kjerska or kjerskan, definite singular dative kjersken or kjerskjen, indefinite plural kjersko, definite plural kjerskonn, definite plural dative kjerskom)
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative spelling of kyrkje.
References
- A. Dalen; J. R. Hagland; S. Hårstad; H. Rydving; O. Stemshaug (2008) Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region