слава

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See also: Слава, славя, and slava

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Belarusian слава (slava), from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сла́ва (slávaf inan (genitive сла́вы, uncountable, relational adjective сла́ўны)

  1. glory
  2. fame

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • слава” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

Noun

сла́ва (slávaf (relational adjective сла́вен)

  1. glory
  2. fame

Declension

Declension of сла́ва
singular
indefinite сла́ва
sláva
definite сла́вата
slávata

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

Noun

слава (slavaf (plural слави, relational adjective славски or славен)

  1. fame
  2. glory
  3. praise, glory
  4. religious holiday in honor of a saint
    Synonyms: сведен m (sveden), празник m (praznik)
  5. slava (custom of honoring a family patron saint)

Declension

Declension of слава
singular plural
indefinite слава (slava) слави (slavi)
definite unspecified славата (slavata) славите (slavite)
definite proximal славава (slavava) славиве (slavive)
definite distal славана (slavana) славине (slavine)
vocative славо (slavo) слави (slavi)

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Noun

слава (slavaf

  1. fame
  2. glory

Declension

Declension of слава (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative слава
slava
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy
genitive славꙑ
slavy
славоу
slavu
славъ
slavŭ
dative славѣ
slavě
славама
slavama
славамъ
slavamŭ
accusative славѫ
slavǫ
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy
instrumental славоѭ
slavojǫ
славама
slavama
славами
slavami
locative славѣ
slavě
славоу
slavu
славахъ
slavaxŭ
vocative славо
slavo
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑʋɑ//ˈslaʋa//ˈslaʋa/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈslɑʋɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈslaʋa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈslaʋa/

  • Hyphenation: сла‧ва

Noun

слава (slavaf

  1. glory
  2. fame

Declension

Declension of слава (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative слава
slava
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy
genitive славꙑ
slavy
славу
slavu
славъ
slavŭ
dative славѣ
slavě
славама
slavama
славамъ
slavamŭ
accusative славѫ
slavǫ
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy
instrumental славоѭ
slavojǫ
славама
slavama
славами
slavami
locative славѣ
slavě
славу
slavu
славахъ
slavaxŭ
vocative славо
slavo
славѣ
slavě
славꙑ
slavy

Descendants

  • Belarusian: сла́ва (sláva)
  • Russian: сла́ва (sláva)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: слава (slava)
  • Ukrainian: сла́ва (sláva)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “слава”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 404

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

Noun

сла́ва (slávaf inan (genitive сла́вы, nominative plural сла́вы, genitive plural слав, relational adjective сла́вный)

  1. glory
    сла́ва Бо́гу!sláva Bógu!glory be to God!; thank God!;
    на сла́вуna slávufirst-rate; A-one; excellent
    во сла́ву побе́дыvo slávu pobédyto the glory of victory
    сла́ва геро́ямsláva gerójamglory to the heroes
  2. fame, renown
  3. repute, reputation
    дурна́я сла́ваdurnája slávanotoriety; ill repute
  4. rumour, rumor
  5. Slava (Soviet and Russian watches)

Declension

Derived terms

* — analyzable, inherited from Proto-Slavic

Compound words:

Compounds:

Phrases

Descendants

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /slâʋa/
  • Hyphenation: сла‧ва

Noun

сла̏ва f (Latin spelling slȁva)

  1. glory
  2. fame
  3. feast
  4. slava (custom of honoring a family patron saint)

Declension

Declension of слава
singular plural
nominative сла̏ва славе
genitive славе сла̑ва̄
dative слави славама
accusative славу славе
vocative славо славе
locative слави славама
instrumental славом славама

Synonyms

References

  • слава”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian слава (slava), from Old East Slavic слава (slava), from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

Noun

сла́ва (slávaf inan (genitive сла́ви, uncountable, relational adjective сла́вний)

  1. (uncountable) glory
    слава Украї́ніslava UkrajíniGlory to Ukraine
    Геро́ям сла́ва!Herójam sláva!Glory to the heroes!
  2. (uncountable) fame, renown

Declension

Declension of сла́ва
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
singular
nominative сла́ва
sláva
genitive сла́ви
slávy
dative сла́ві
slávi
accusative сла́ву
slávu
instrumental сла́вою
slávoju
locative сла́ві
slávi
vocative сла́во
slávo

Derived terms

Further reading