царква

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cьrky. Cognates include Ukrainian це́рква (cérkva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sarkˈva]

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Noun

царква́ • (carkvá) f inan (genitive царквы́, nominative plural цэ́рквы, genitive plural цэ́ркваў)

1. church

Declension

Declension of царква́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d а-е)

	singular	plural
nominative	царква́ carkvá	цэ́рквы cérkvy
genitive	царквы́ carkvý	цэ́ркваў cérkvaŭ
dative	царкве́ carkvjé	цэ́рквам cérkvam
accusative	царкву́ carkvú	цэ́рквы cérkvy
instrumental	царкво́й, царкво́ю carkvój, carkvóju	цэ́рквамі cérkvami
locative	царкве́ carkvjé	цэ́рквах cérkvax
count form	—	царквы́1 carkvý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.