царква

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *cь̀rky. Cognate with Russian це́рковь (cérkovʹ) and Ukrainian це́рква (cérkva).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ca‧царк‧ва

Noun

царква́ (carkváf inan (genitive царквы́, nominative plural цэ́рквы, genitive plural цэ́ркваў)

  1. church (religious association of clergy and believers based on the commonality of faith, teaching and rites of worship)
  2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) Eastern Orthodox church
    Coordinate term: касцёл (kascjól)

Declension

References

  • царква”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • царква” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org