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ки́рка (noun) — Lutheran church

кирка́

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nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
pickaxe, pick
Он разбива́л мёрзлую зе́млю кирко́й.
He was breaking up the frozen ground with a pickaxe.
Not to be confused with ки́рка (stress on the first syllable) 'Lutheran church'.

Examples

Рабочий взял кирку и начал копать землю.
The worker picked up a pickaxe and began digging the ground.
У меня есть кирка, две лопа́ты и та́чка.
I have a pick, two shovels and a wheelbarrow.
Лю́ди рабо́тали ки́рками и лопа́тами.
The men were working with picks and shovels.

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	кирка́	ки́рки
Gen.Genitive	кирки́	ки́рок
Dat.Dative	кирке́	ки́ркам
Acc.Accusative	кирку́	ки́рки
Inst.Instrumental	кирко́й кирко́ю	ки́рками
Prep.Prepositional	кирке́	ки́рках

Word familyкирка́PRO

кирка́pickaxe
nounfeminine
ки́ркаLutheran church
nounfeminine

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Contributions

Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.
martijn edited translation 4 years ago.
fredbertt edited noun basics and declension 6 years ago.

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