kletba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech klatva, klátva, kletva, klétva, klatba, from Proto-Slavic *klętva, from *klęti +‎ *-tva. Equivalent to klít +‎ -tba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈklɛdba]
  • Hyphenation: klet‧ba
  • Rhymes: -ɛdba

Noun

kletba f

  1. curse (supernatural detriment)
    Synonym: prokletí

Declension
Declension of kletba (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative kletba kletby
genitive kletby kleteb
dative kletbě kletbám
accusative kletbu kletby
vocative kletbo kletby
locative kletbě kletbách
instrumental kletbou kletbami

Further reading
  • kletba in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kletba in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kletba in Internetová jazyková příručka
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