crkva

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *cьrky, from Old High German chirihha, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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IPA^(key): /t͡sr̂ːkʋa/
Hyphenation: cr‧kva

Noun[edit]

cȓkva f (Cyrillic spelling цр̑ква)

church (both the building and organization)

Declension[edit]

Declension of crkva

	singular	plural
nominative	crkva	crkve
genitive	crkve	cȓkāvā / cȓkvī
dative	crkvi	crkvama
accusative	crkvu	crkve
vocative	crkvo	crkve
locative	crkvi	crkvama
instrumental	crkvom	crkvama

Usage notes[edit]

When referring to a specific church organization, such as the Catholic Church ("Katolička crkva"), crkva is sometimes capitalized to show respect.

References[edit]

“crkva” in Hrvatski jezični portal