клевета

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kleveta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klɛvɛˈta]
• Rhymes: -ta
• Syllabification^(key): кле‧ве‧та

Noun

клевета́ • (klevetá) f

1. slander, calumny, defamation (a false accusation or lie intended to discredit, blacken, or harm someone’s reputation)

   Той стана жертва на злобна клевета.

   Toj stana žertva na zlobna kleveta.

   He became the victim of malicious slander.

   Не разпространявай клевети за хората.

   Ne razprostranjavaj kleveti za horata.

   Do not spread slanders about people.

2. (law) defamation, libel, slander (a false statement damaging someone’s honour or reputation, especially as a punishable offence)

   Той заведе дело за клевета.

   Toj zavede delo za kleveta.

   He filed a lawsuit for defamation.

   Публикацията беше определена като клевета.

   Publikacijata beše opredelena kato kleveta.

   The publication was deemed libel.

Declension

Declension of клевета́

	singular	plural
indefinite	клевета́ klevetá	клевети́ klevetí
definite	клевета́та klevetáta	клевети́те klevetíte

References

• “клевета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “клевета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kleveta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklɛvɛta]

• Audio:

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Noun

клевета • (kleveta) f (relational adjective клеветен)

1. slander, calumny, aspersion, libel

Declension

Declension of клевета

	singular	plural
indefinite	клевета (kleveta)	клевети (kleveti)
definite unspecified	клеветата (klevetata)	клеветите (klevetite)
definite proximal	клеветава (klevetava)	клеветиве (klevetive)
definite distal	клеветана (klevetana)	клеветине (klevetine)
vocative	клевето (kleveto)	клевети (kleveti)

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kleveta.

Usually compared with Proto-Slavic *klьvati (“to peck, pick (of a bird)”), which was supported by Vasmer. However Preobrazhenskiy pointed to semantic differences while Trubachev claimed a deverbal noun from such a thematic verb would have been **klьvota (like зевота) and proposed a better comparison with dialectal Czech kleviti(se) (“to gossip”) and Arkhangelsk dialectal Russian клевить (klevitʹ, “to tease, pester”).

Noun

клевета • (kleveta) f

1. slander, defamation

Declension

Declension of клевета (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	клевета (kleveta)	клеветѣ (klevetě)	клеветꙑ (klevety)
genitive	клеветꙑ (klevety)	клеветоу (klevetu)	клеветъ (klevetŭ)
dative	клеветѣ (klevetě)	клеветама (klevetama)	клеветамъ (klevetamŭ)
accusative	клеветѫ (klevetǫ)	клеветѣ (klevetě)	клеветꙑ (klevety)
instrumental	клеветоѭ (klevetojǫ)	клеветама (klevetama)	клеветами (klevetami)
locative	клеветѣ (klevetě)	клеветоу (klevetu)	клеветахъ (klevetaxŭ)
vocative	клевето (kleveto)	клеветѣ (klevetě)	клеветꙑ (klevety)

Derived terms

• клеветьникъ (klevetĭnikŭ)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic клевета (kleveta), from Proto-Slavic *kleveta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klʲɪvʲɪˈta]

• Audio:

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Noun

клевета́ • (klevetá) f inan (genitive клеветы́, nominative plural клеветы́, genitive plural клеве́т)

1. slander, calumny, aspersion, libel

   Synonyms: диффама́ция f (diffamácija), поклёп m (pokljóp), наве́т m (navét), нагово́р m (nagovór), огово́р m (ogovór)

Declension

Declension of клевета́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	клевета́ klevetá	клеветы́ klevetý
genitive	клеветы́ klevetý	клеве́т klevét
dative	клевете́ kleveté	клевета́м klevetám
accusative	клевету́ klevetú	клеветы́ klevetý
instrumental	клевето́й, клевето́ю klevetój, klevetóju	клевета́ми klevetámi
prepositional	клевете́ kleveté	клевета́х klevetáx

Related terms

• клевета́ть (klevetátʹ)
• клеветни́к (klevetník)
• клеветни́ческий (klevetníčeskij)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kleveta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klěʋeta/
• Hyphenation: кле‧ве‧та

Noun

клѐвета f (Latin spelling klèveta)

1. slander, calumny
2. (law) defamation, libel

Declension

Declension of клевета

	singular	plural
nominative	клевета	клевете
genitive	клевете	клевета
dative	клевети	клеветама
accusative	клевету	клевете
vocative	клевето	клевете
locative	клевети	клеветама
instrumental	клеветом	клеветама

Further reading

• “клевета”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026