слава

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• słava — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Old Belarusian слава (slava), from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сла́ва • (sláva) f inan (genitive сла́вы, uncountable, relational adjective сла́ўны)

1. glory
2. fame

Declension

Derived terms

• славалюбі́вы (slavaljubívy)

References

• “слава” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сла́ва • (sláva) f (relational adjective сла́вен)

1. glory
2. fame

Declension

Anagrams

• васал (vasal)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: сла‧ва
• Rhymes: -ava

Noun

слава • (slava) f (plural слави, relational adjective славски or славен)

1. fame
2. glory
3. praise, glory
4. religious holiday in honor of a saint

   Synonyms: сведен m (sveden), празник m (praznik)

5. slava (custom of honoring a family patron saint)

Declension

Related terms

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⱄⰾⰰⰲⰰ (slava)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Noun

слава • (slava) f

1. fame
2. glory

Declension

Related terms

• слоути (sluti)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈslɑʋɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈslaʋa/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈslaʋa/
• Hyphenation: сла‧ва

Noun

слава (slava) f

1. glory
2. fame

Declension

Descendants

• Belarusian: сла́ва (sláva)
• Russian: сла́ва (sláva)
• Carpathian Rusyn: слава (slava)
• Ukrainian: сла́ва (sláva)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “слава”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 404

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -avə

Noun

сла́ва • (sláva) f inan (genitive сла́вы, nominative plural сла́вы, genitive plural слав, relational adjective сла́вный)

1. glory

   сла́ва Бо́гу! ― sláva Bógu! ― glory be to God!; thank God!;

   на сла́ву ― na slávu ― first-rate; A-one; excellent

   во сла́ву побе́ды ― vo slávu pobédy ― to the glory of victory

   сла́ва геро́ям ― sláva gerójam ― glory to the heroes

2. fame, renown
   • 1922, “Partisan's Song”, Peter Parfenov (lyrics), Yuri Cherniavsky (music):

     Этих лет не смолкнет слава,
     Не померкнет никогда—
     Партизанские отряды
     Занимали города.

     Etix let ne smolknet slava,
     Ne pomerknet nikogda—
     Partizanskije otrjady
     Zanimali goroda.

     The fame of those days will never cease
     Will never dim—
     The partisan troops
     Captured cities.

3. repute, reputation

   дурна́я сла́ва ― durnája sláva ― notoriety; ill repute

4. rumour, rumor

Declension

Derived terms

• дурна́я сла́ва (durnája sláva, “notoriety”)
• Екатериносла́в (Jekaterinosláv)
• сла́ва ро́ду (sláva ródu, “glory to the Slavic race”, nationalist or pagan greeting)

Related terms

• бессла́вный (besslávnyj, “dishonourable”)
• долбосла́вие (dolboslávije, “derogatory, Slavic paganism”)
• иносла́вие (inoslávije, “heterodox, heretical”)
• осла́вить (oslávitʹ)
• правосла́вие (pravoslávije, “Orthodoxy”)
• просла́вленный (proslávlennyj, “famous”)
• прославля́ть (proslavljátʹ, “to glorify, to praise”)
• сла́вный (slávnyj, “glorious”)
• славосло́вие (slavoslóvije, “glorification, flattery”)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâʋa/
• Hyphenation: сла‧ва

Noun

сла̏ва f (Latin spelling slȁva)

1. glory
2. fame
3. feast
4. slava (custom of honoring a family patron saint)

Declension

Synonyms

• (glory): ди́ка

References

• “слава” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian слава (slava), from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

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Noun

сла́ва • (sláva) f inan (genitive сла́ви, uncountable, relational adjective сла́вний)

1. (uncountable) glory

   слава Украї́ні ― slava Ukrajíni ― Glory to Ukraine

   Геро́ям сла́ва! ― Herójam sláva! ― Glory to the heroes!

2. (uncountable) fame, renown

Declension

Derived terms

• геро́ям сла́ва (herójam sláva)
• сла́вити impf (slávyty)
• сла́вити impf (slávyty)
• сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu)
• сла́ва Ісу́су Христу́ (sláva Isúsu Xrystú)
• сла́ва Украї́ні (sláva Ukrajíni)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “слава”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka