See also: Слава, славя, and slava

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɫava]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. glory
  2. fame

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Derived terms

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References

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

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

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Noun

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сла́ва (slávaf (relational adjective сла́вен)

  1. glory
  2. fame

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Declension of сла́ва
singular
indefinite сла́ва
sláva
definite сла́вата
slávata

Anagrams

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɫava]
  • Hyphenation: сла‧ва
  • Rhymes: -ava

Noun

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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)

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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)
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Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Noun

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слава (slavaf

  1. fame
  2. glory

Declension

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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
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Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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  • 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

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слава (slavaf

  1. glory
  2. fame

Declension

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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

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

References

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “слава”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (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

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Etymology

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

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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)

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Further reading

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  • слава in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slàva.

Pronunciation

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

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сла̏ва f (Latin spelling slȁva)

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

Declension

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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

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References

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

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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

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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

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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

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