Meanings
nounstave church (plural stave churches)
plural stave churches
- A wooden church with a medieval post and lintel construction.
Translations
Danish stavkirke
- stavkirkewooden church of a medieval type
Dutch staafkerk
- staafkerkwooden church of a medieval type
Finnish sauvakirkko
- sauvakirkkowooden church of a medieval type
German Stabkirche
- Stabkirchewooden church of a medieval type
Icelandic stafkirkja
- stafkirkjawooden church of a medieval type
Norwegian Bokmål stavkirke
- stavkirkewooden church of a medieval type
Polish kościół słupowy
- kościół słupowywooden church of a medieval type
Swedish stavkyrka
- stavkyrkawooden church of a medieval type
Ukrainian ставкірка
- ставкірка (stavkirka)wooden church of a medieval type
Cite this entry
APA
stave church. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stave%20church
MLA
“stave church.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stave%20church. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stave church,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stave%20church.
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