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Церковь Покрова на Нерли

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic цьркꙑ (cĭrky), from Proto-Slavic *cьrky, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón). Doublet of ки́рха (kírxa) and ки́рка (kírka), see also English church and other Germanic cognates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛrkəfʲ]
  • (Old Moscovian) IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛrʲkəfʲ] (phonetic respelling: це́рьковь)
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Noun

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це́рковь (cérkovʹf inan (genitive це́ркви, nominative plural це́ркви, genitive plural церкве́й, relational adjective церко́вный, diminutive церкву́шка)

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

Usage notes

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The irregular plural forms, церква́м (cerkvám), церква́ми (cerkvámi), and церква́х (cerkváx), are more common in writing than their regular counterparts.

Declension

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Descendants

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See also

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