хвала

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See also: фала and хваля

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Pronunciation

Noun

хвала́ (hvaláf

  1. praise, glory

Declension

Declension of хвала́
singular
indefinite хвала́
hvalá
definite хвала́та
hvaláta

References

  • хвала”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • хвала”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Noun

хвала (xvalaf

  1. praise
  2. glory
  3. gratitude

Declension

Declension of хвала (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative хвала
xvala
хвалѣ
xvalě
хвалꙑ
xvaly
genitive хвалꙑ
xvaly
хвалоу
xvalu
хвалъ
xvalŭ
dative хвалѣ
xvalě
хвалама
xvalama
хваламъ
xvalamŭ
accusative хвалѫ
xvalǫ
хвалѣ
xvalě
хвалꙑ
xvaly
instrumental хвалоѭ
xvalojǫ
хвалама
xvalama
хвалами
xvalami
locative хвалѣ
xvalě
хвалоу
xvalu
хвалахъ
xvalaxŭ
vocative хвало
xvalo
хвалѣ
xvalě
хвалꙑ
xvaly

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: хвала (hvala)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic хвала (xvala), from Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Pronunciation

Noun

хвала́ (xvaláf inan (genitive хвалы́, nominative plural хвалы́, genitive plural missing)

  1. praise, glory

Declension

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xʋǎːla/
  • Hyphenation: хва‧ла

Noun

хва́ла f (Latin spelling hvála)

  1. thank

Declension

Declension of хвала
singular plural
nominative хвала хвале
genitive хвале хвала
dative хвали хвалама
accusative хвалу хвале
vocative хвало хвале
locative хвали хвалама
instrumental хвалом хвалама

Interjection

хвала (Latin spelling hvala)

  1. thanks!

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian хвала́, фала́ (xvalá, falá), from Old East Slavic хвала (xvala), from Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Pronunciation

Noun

хвала́ (xvaláf inan (genitive хвали́, uncountable)

  1. praise, laudation, laud, commendation
    Synonyms: похвала́ (poxvalá), хвальба́ (xvalʹbá), похвальба́ (poxvalʹbá), хвалі́ння (xvalínnja)
  2. glorification
    Synonyms: усла́влення (uslávlennja), звелича́ння (zvelyčánnja), велича́ння (velyčánnja)
  3. praised be (with dative)

Declension

Declension of хвала́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
singular
nominative хвала́
xvalá
genitive хвали́
xvalý
dative хвалі́
xvalí
accusative хвалу́
xvalú
instrumental хвало́ю
xvalóju
locative хвалі́
xvalí
vocative хва́ло
xválo

Derived terms

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