slava
слава/slâʋa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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fame; glorySlava mu je udarila u glavu. — Fame went to his head.Ta pesma mu je donela svetsku slavu. — That song brought him worldwide fame.
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(in Serbian tradition) slava; family patron saint's daySutra idemo kod kume na slavu. — Tomorrow we're going to our kuma's for her slava.Naša slava je Sveti Nikola. — Our family saint is St Nicholas.
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feast; celebrationNa slavu grada biće koncert na trgu. — There'll be a concert in the square for the town's feast day.
A family celebrates its slava (slaviti), and guests "go to a slava" (ići na slavu).
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | slava | slave |
| Gen. | slave | slava |
| Dat. | slavi | slavama |
| Acc. | slavu | slave |
| Voc. | slavo | slave |
| Ins. | slavom | slavama |
| Loc. | slavi | slavama |
Expressions
- slava mu — may he rest in peace