cerkvė
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Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian це́рква (cérkva), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *cьrky.
Pronunciation
Noun
cer̃kvė f (plural cerkvės) stress pattern 2
Declension
Declension of cer̃kvė
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | cer̃kvė | cer̃kvės |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | cer̃kvės | cer̃kvių |
| dative (naudininkas) | cer̃kvei | cer̃kvėms |
| accusative (galininkas) | cer̃kvę | cerkvès |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | cerkvè | cer̃kvėmis |
| locative (vietininkas) | cer̃kvėje | cer̃kvėse |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | cer̃kve | cer̃kvės |
Related terms
References
- “cerkvė”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “cerkvė”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024