See also: клѧтва

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Etymology edit

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.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈklʲatvə]
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Noun edit

кля́тва (kljátvaf inan (genitive кля́твы, nominative plural кля́твы, genitive plural клятв)

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

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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).

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Noun edit

кля́тва (kljátvaf 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)

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