slava
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From South Slavonic slava / слава, literally "fame, honour".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈslɑːvə/
[edit] Noun
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slava (plural slavas)
- Orthodox Christian custom of honoring a family patron saint celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Bulgarians, Croats and Gorani.
- 1942: I was also enchanted at the opportunity of seeing a Slava (the word means ‘Holy’), which is the distinctive social custom of the Serbs. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 753)
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
slava sg.
- Feminine form of slavo.
[edit] Noun
slava f. (plural slave) feminine of slavo
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *slava
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /slâʋa/
- Hyphenation: sla‧va
[edit] Noun
slȁva f. (Cyrillic spelling сла̏ва)
[edit] Declension
declension of slava
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | slava | slave |
| genitive | slave | slava |
| dative | slavi | slavama |
| accusative | slavu | slave |
| vocative | slavo | slave |
| locative | slavi | slavama |
| instrumental | slavom | slavama |
[edit] Slovene
[edit] Noun
slava f.
- glory (honour and valour)
This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at glory. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see slava in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008
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[edit] Verb
| Conjugations of slava | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | slava | |
| Present tense | slavar | |
| Past tense | slavade | |
| Supine | slavat | |
| Imperative | slava | |
| Present participle | slavande, slavandes |
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| Past participle | slavad | |
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