черква

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• цъ́рква (cắrkva)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cьrky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrkvɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrkvɐ
• Syllabification^(key): чер‧ква

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