клѧтва

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See also: клятва

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

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. By surface analysis, клѧти сѧ (klęti sę) +‎ -тва (-tva).

Per Trubachev, Old Lithuanian klentêt and Old Prussian klantemmai are borrowings from Slavic.

Noun

клѧтва (klętvaf

  1. oath
  2. curse

Declension

Declension of клѧтва (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative клѧтва
klętva
клѧтвѣ
klętvě
клѧтвꙑ
klętvy
genitive клѧтвꙑ
klętvy
клѧтвоу
klętvu
клѧтвъ
klętvŭ
dative клѧтвѣ
klętvě
клѧтвама
klętvama
клѧтвамъ
klętvamŭ
accusative клѧтвѫ
klętvǫ
клѧтвѣ
klętvě
клѧтвꙑ
klętvy
instrumental клѧтвоѭ
klętvojǫ
клѧтвама
klętvama
клѧтвами
klętvami
locative клѧтвѣ
klętvě
клѧтвоу
klętvu
клѧтвахъ
klętvaxŭ
vocative клѧтво
klętvo
клѧтвѣ
klętvě
клѧтвꙑ
klętvy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: клетва (kletva)
  • Russian: клятва (kljatva)
  • Serbo-Croatian: kletva

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