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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xvala.
Pronunciation
Noun
хвала́ • (hvalá) f
- praise, glory
Declension
Declension of хвала́
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singular
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хвала́
hvalá
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хвала́та
hvaláta
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References
- “хвала”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “хвала”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xvala.
Noun
хвала • (xvala) f
- praise
- glory
- gratitude
Declension
Declension of хвала (hard a-stem)
Descendants
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic хвала (xvala), from Proto-Slavic *xvala.
Pronunciation
Noun
хвала́ • (xvalá) f inan (genitive хвалы́, nominative plural хвалы́, genitive plural missing)
- praise, glory
Declension
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xvala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xʋǎːla/
- Hyphenation: хва‧ла
Noun
хва́ла f (Latin spelling hvála)
- thank
Declension
Interjection
хвала (Latin spelling hvala)
- thanks!
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian хвала́, фала́ (xvalá, falá), from Old East Slavic хвала (xvala), from Proto-Slavic *xvala.
Pronunciation
Noun
хвала́ • (xvalá) f inan (genitive хвали́, uncountable)
- praise, laudation, laud, commendation
- Synonyms: похвала́ (poxvalá), хвальба́ (xvalʹbá), похвальба́ (poxvalʹbá), хвалі́ння (xvalínnja)
- glorification
- Synonyms: усла́влення (uslávlennja), звелича́ння (zvelyčánnja), велича́ння (velyčánnja)
- praised be (with dative)
Declension
Declension of хвала́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хвала”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хвала”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хвала”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “хвала”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “хвала”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “хвала”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)