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Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мъ́лва (mŭ́lva), from Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *múlˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥wH-eh₂, from *mlewH-.
Noun
молва • (molva) f inan (related adjective мо́лвный)
- slander, calumny, aspersion, libel
- Archaic form of мо́ва (móva, “language; speech; word”).
Descendants
- Belarusian: малва́ (malvá) (dialectal)
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mъlva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 20 (*morzatъjь – *mъrsknǫti), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 225: “ст.-бел. молва ― st.-bel. molva”
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “мо́ва”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 826: “MUk. молва́ (XVII c.), мова (XVII c.)”
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1999), “молва”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 18 (местце – надзовати), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 125
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мълва (mŭlva), from Proto-Slavic *mъlva; cognates include Old Church Slavonic млъва (mlŭva, “noise, mourning”), Ukrainian мо́ва (móva, “language”), Belarusian мо́ва (móva, “language”), Polish mowa (“language”), Bulgarian мълва́ (mǎlvá, “rumour”), Czech mluva. Doublet of мо́ва (móva).
Pronunciation
Noun
молва́ • (molvá) f inan (genitive молвы́, uncountable)
- rumour/rumor, talk, hearsay
1849, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Netochka Nezvanova:
Declension
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress