Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klętva
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Verbal noun of *klęti (“to swear”) + *-tva.
Noun
*klętva f[1]
- curse, imprecation
- Synonym: *proklętьje
- oath, vow
Inflection
Declension of *klętva (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *klętva | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
| genitive | *klę̀tvy | *klę̀tvu | *klę̀tvъ |
| dative | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvama | *klę̀tvamъ |
| accusative | *klę̀tvǫ | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
| instrumental | *klę̀tvojǫ, *klę̀tvǭ** | *klę̀tvama | *klę̀tvamī |
| locative | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvu | *klę̀tvasъ, *klę̀tvaxъ* |
| vocative | *klę̀tvo | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further Reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klętva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 39
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клятва”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клетва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 441
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “klętva”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a:b ed (PR 132)”