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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic клꙗтва (kljatva), from Proto-Slavic *klętva (“a type of oath”), per Brückner derived from Proto-Slavic *kloniti (“to incline, bend”) due to touching the ground with a hand during this type of oath.
Pronunciation
Noun
кля́тва • (kljátva) f inan (genitive кля́твы, nominative plural кля́твы, genitive plural клятв)
- oath, vow
дать кля́тву- datʹ kljátvu
- to take an oath, to swear
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