голуб

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• holub — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Old Belarusian голубь (holubʹ), from Old East Slavic голубь (golubĭ), from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

го́луб • (hólub) m animal (genitive го́луба, nominative plural галубы́, genitive plural галубо́ў, feminine галу́бка, relational adjective галубі́ны, diminutive галубо́к)

1. pigeon, dove
2. (figuratively) pet name for a man

Declension

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Noun

го̏лӯб m (Latin spelling gȍlūb)

1. pigeon
2. dove

Declension

Derived terms

• голу̀бица

Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Old Ukrainian голубь (holubʹ), from Old East Slavic голубь (golubĭ), from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

го́луб • (hólub) m animal (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів, feminine голу́бка, relational adjective голуби́ний or голуб'я́чий, diminutive голубо́к or голубе́ць)

1. pigeon, dove

Declension

Noun

го́луб • (hólub) m pers (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів, feminine голу́бка, diminutive голубо́к)

1. (figuratively) pet name for a man

Declension

Noun

го́луб • (hólub) m inan (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів)

1. (obsolete) a pigeon-like decoration made with paper, wax or other material

Declension

Descendants

• → Romanian: hulub

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “голуб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka