клятва

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈklʲatvə]
  • (file)

Noun

кля́тва • (kljátva) f inan (genitive кля́твы, nominative plural кля́твы, genitive plural клятв)

  1. oath, vow
    дать кля́тву
    datʹ kljátvu
    to take an oath, to swear

Declension

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈklʲatʋɐ]

Noun

кля́тва • (kljátva) f inan (genitive кля́тви, nominative plural кля́тви, genitive plural клятв, relational adjective кля́твений)

  1. oath, vow, pledge
    Synonyms: прися́га (prysjáha), присяга́ння (prysjahánnja), обі́тниця (obítnycja), обі́т (obít)

Declension

Derived terms

  • клятвовідсту́пник m (kljatvovidstúpnyk)
  • клятвопору́шення n (kljatvoporúšennja)

References

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