църква

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• че́рква (čérkva)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cьrky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɤrkvɐ]

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Noun

цъ́рква • (cǎ́rkva) f (relational adjective църко́вен)

1. church (religious group)
2. church (house of worship)

Declension

Declension of цъ́рква

	singular	plural
indefinite	цъ́рква cǎ́rkva	цъ́ркви cǎ́rkvi
definite	цъ́рквата cǎ́rkvata	цъ́рквите cǎ́rkvite

References

• “църква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “църква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010