Церковь Declension
Церковь means “church”. It is a feminine noun. It is inanimate: its accusative is the same as its nominative, singular and plural. Below is its declension in all six cases, singular and plural, the same forms the Russian noun declension worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- church
- Type
- feminine
- Nominative
- це́рковь
- Animacy
- inanimate
- Genitive singular
- це́ркви
- Nominative plural
- це́ркви
- Genitive plural
- церкве́й
Number
Singularединственное число
| Nominative | це́рковь |
|---|---|
| Genitive | це́ркви |
| Dative | це́ркви |
| Accusative | це́рковь |
| Instrumental | це́рковью |
| Prepositional | це́ркви |
Pluralмножественное число
| Nominative | це́ркви |
|---|---|
| Genitive | церкве́й |
| Dative | церквя́м / церква́м |
| Accusative | це́ркви |
| Instrumental | церквя́ми / церква́ми |
| Prepositional | церквя́х / церква́х |
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About these tables
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