клятва
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See also: клѧтва
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic клꙗтва (kljatva), from Proto-Slavic *klętva (“a type of oath”), per Brückner derived from Proto-Slavic *kloniti (“to incline, bend”) due to touching the ground with a hand during this type of oath.
Pronunciation
Noun
кля́тва • (kljátva) f inan (genitive кля́твы, nominative plural кля́твы, genitive plural клятв)
Declension
Declension of кля́тва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- заклина́ть (zaklinátʹ), закля́сть (zakljástʹ)
- заклятие (zakljatije)
- закля́тый (zakljátyj)
- клясть (kljastʹ)
- кля́сться (kljástʹsja)
- клятвенный (kljatvennyj)
- кля́твенно (kljátvenno)
- проклина́ть (proklinátʹ), прокля́сть (prokljástʹ)
- прокля́тие (prokljátije)
- проклятый (prokljatyj)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian клѧтва, клꙗтва (kljatva, kljatva), from Old East Slavic клѧтва, клꙗтва (klętva, kljatva), from Proto-Slavic *klętva. By surface analysis, кля́сти́ (kljástý) + -тва (-tva).
Pronunciation
Noun
кля́тва • (kljátva) f inan (genitive кля́тви, nominative plural кля́тви, genitive plural клятв, relational adjective кля́твений)
- oath, vow, pledge
- Synonyms: прися́га (prysjáha), присяга́ння (prysjahánnja), обі́тниця (obítnycja), обі́т (obít)
Declension
Declension of кля́тва (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кля́тва kljátva |
кля́тви kljátvy |
| genitive | кля́тви kljátvy |
клятв kljatv |
| dative | кля́тві kljátvi |
кля́твам kljátvam |
| accusative | кля́тву kljátvu |
кля́тви kljátvy |
| instrumental | кля́твою kljátvoju |
кля́твами kljátvamy |
| locative | кля́тві kljátvi |
кля́твах kljátvax |
| vocative | кля́тво kljátvo |
кля́тви kljátvy |
Derived terms
- клятвовідсту́пник m (kljatvovidstúpnyk)
- клятвопору́шення n (kljatvoporúšennja)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “клятва”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “клятва”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “клятва”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “клятва”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “клятва”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “клятва”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “клятва”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)