crkva

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cьrky.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Croatia):(file)
  • IPA(key): /t͡sr̩̂ːkʋa/
  • Hyphenation: cr‧kva

Noun

cȓkva f (Cyrillic spelling цр̑ква, relational adjective cr̀kven)

  1. church (both the building and organization)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • crkva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024