церковь

Russian

Церковь Покрова на Нерли

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cьrky, from Proto-Germanic *kirikǭ, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛrkəfʲ]
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Noun

це́рковь (cérkovʹ) f inan (genitive це́ркви, nominative plural це́ркви, genitive plural церкве́й)

  1. church (religious group)
  2. church (house of worship)

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Descendants

  • Bashkir: сиркәү (sirkäw)
  • Kazakh: шіркеу (şirkew)
  • Kyrgyz: чиркөө (çirköö)
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