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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/klętva
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Noun
*klętva f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *klętva (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *klętva | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
| Accusative | *klę̀tvǫ | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
| Genitive | *klę̀tvy | *klę̀tvu | *klę̀tvъ |
| Locative | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvu | *klę̀tvasъ, *klę̀tvaxъ* |
| Dative | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvama | *klę̀tvamъ |
| Instrumental | *klę̀tvojǫ, *klę̀tvǭ** | *klę̀tvama | *klę̀tvamī |
| Vocative | *klę̀tvo | *klę̀tvě | *klę̀tvy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
- *klętьba (“curse”)
- *klętьje (“damnation, execration”)
- *klętъ (“cursed, damned”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further Reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klętva”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 39
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “клятва”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “клетва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 441
References
- Olander, Thomas (2001), “klętva”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a:b ed (PR 132)”
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