Kirchenbank

German

Kirchenbänke mit Kniebänkenpews 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)

  1. 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)

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