crkva
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)
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crkva | crkve |
| genitive | crkve | cȓkāvā / cȓkvī |
| dative | crkvi | crkvama |
| accusative | crkvu | crkve |
| vocative | crkvo | crkve |
| locative | crkvi | crkvama |
| instrumental | crkvom | crkvama |
Derived terms
References
- “crkva”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025