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See also: фала and хваля

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xvala.

Pronunciation

Noun

хвала́ • (hvalá) f

  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 • (xvala) f

  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 • (xvalá) f inan (genitive хвалы́, nominative plural хвалы́, genitive plural missing)

  1. praise, glory

Declension

Declension of хвала́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative хвала́
xvalá 		хвалы́
xvalý
genitive хвалы́
xvalý 		-
dative хвале́
xvalé 		хвала́м
xvalám
accusative хвалу́
xvalú 		хвалы́
xvalý
instrumental хвало́й, хвало́ю
xvalój, xvalóju 		хвала́ми
xvalámi
prepositional хвале́
xvalé 		хвала́х
xvaláx
Pre-reform declension of хвала́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative хвала́
xvalá 		хвалы́
xvalý
genitive хвалы́
xvalý 		-
dative хвалѣ́
xvalě́ 		хвала́мъ
xvalám
accusative хвалу́
xvalú 		хвалы́
xvalý
instrumental хвало́й, хвало́ю
xvalój, xvalóju 		хвала́ми
xvalámi
prepositional хвалѣ́
xvalě́ 		хвала́хъ
xvaláx

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 • (xvalá) f 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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