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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klęča, *klęčь.
Pronunciation
Noun
кля́ча • (kljáča) f anim (genitive кля́чи, nominative plural кля́чи, genitive plural кляч)
- jade, nag (old or worn-out horse)
- (derogatory) hag, jade (old, ugly woman)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кляча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кляч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клякать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “кляча”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 405
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “клянчить”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 405
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кляча”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 171