черква

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• цъ́рква (cǎ́rkva)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cьrky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrkvɐ]

• Audio

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Noun

че́рква • (čérkva) f (relational adjective черко́вен)

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

Declension

Declension of че́рква

	singular	plural
indefinite	че́рква čérkva	че́ркви čérkvi
definite	че́рквата čérkvata	че́рквите čérkvite

References

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