лев
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Лев.
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ. Compare also sense of currency to Romanian leu.
Pronunciation
Noun
лев • (lev) m
- (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
- (archaic) lion (mammal)
- Synonym: (modern) лъв (lǎv)
- 1854, Добри Петров Чинтулов (lyrics and music), “Стани, стани, юнак балкански”:
- Да стане лева наш балкански, от него вятър да повей
Та полумесец отомански под черен облак да тъмней.- Da stane leva naš balkanski, ot nego vjatǎr da povej
Ta polumesec otomanski pod čeren oblak da tǎmnej. - May our Balkan lion rise, and from him a wind be stirred
That the Ottoman crescent below black cloud be obscured.
- Da stane leva naš balkanski, ot nego vjatǎr da povej
Declension
Declension of лев
Descendants
- → Danish: lev c
- → English: lev
- → Portuguese: lev m
- → Russian: лев m (lev)
- → Swedish: lev c
- → Ukrainian: лев m (lev)
References
- “лев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Komi-Zyrian
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian лев (lev).
Pronunciation
Noun
лев • (ľev)
Declension
| Declension of лев (stem: лев-) | |||
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| nominative | лев (ľev) | левъяс (ľevjas) | |
| accusative | I* | лев (ľev) | левъяс (ľevjas) |
| II* | левӧс (ľevös) | левъясӧс (ľevjasös) | |
| instrumental | левӧн (ľevön) | левъясӧн (ľevjasön) | |
| comitative | левкӧд (ľevköd) | левъяскӧд (ľevjasköd) | |
| caritive | левтӧг (ľevtög) | левъястӧг (ľevjastög) | |
| consecutive | левла (ľevla) | левъясла (ľevjasla) | |
| genitive | левлӧн (ľevlön) | левъяслӧн (ľevjaslön) | |
| ablative | левлысь (ľevlyś) | левъяслысь (ľevjaslyś) | |
| dative | левлы (ľevly) | левъяслы (ľevjasly) | |
| inessive | левын (ľevyn) | левъясын (ľevjasyn) | |
| elative | левысь (ľevyś) | левъясысь (ľevjasyś) | |
| illative | левӧ (ľevö) | левъясӧ (ľevjasö) | |
| egressive | левсянь (ľevśań) | левъяссянь (ľevjasśań) | |
| approximative | левлань (ľevlań) | левъяслань (ľevjaslań) | |
| terminative | левӧдз (ľevödź) | левъясӧдз (ľevjasödź) | |
| prolative | I | левӧд (ľevöd) | левъясӧд (ľevjasöd) |
| II | левті (ľevti) | левъясті (ľevjasti) | |
| *) Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. | |||
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References
- L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 343
Macedonian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognate to Latin laevus, Greek λαιός (laiós).
Pronunciation
Adjective
лев • (lev) (superlative најлев)
Declension
Positive forms of лев
Comparative forms of лев
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
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| indefinite | — | — | — | — |
| definite unspecified | — | — | — | — |
| definite proximal | — | — | — | — |
| definite distal | — | — | — | — |
Superlative forms of лев
Antonyms
- десен (desen)
Etymology 2
Noun
лев • (lev) m
- lev (Bulgarian currency)
Declension
Declension of лев
Russian
Alternative forms
- левъ (lev) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, likely a borrowing from a Germanic language, ultimately from Latin leo.
Noun
лев • (lev) m anim (genitive льва, nominative plural львы, genitive plural львов, relational adjective льви́ный)
- lion
- све́тский лев (dated, idiom) ― svétskij lev ― person of high society, who enjoys great success in it (literally, “society lion”)
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: leva
- → Kildin Sami: левв (ljevv)
- → Komi-Zyrian: лев (ľev)
- → Ossetian: лев (lev)
- → Veps: lev
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).
Noun
лев • (lev) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́вов)
- (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension
Etymology 3
Adjective
лев • (lev)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.
Noun
лев • (lev) m animal (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́ви, genitive plural ле́вів, feminine леви́ця, relational adjective леви́ний or ле́в'ячий, diminutive левеня́)
Declension
Declension of лев (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
лев • (lev) m pers (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́ви, genitive plural ле́вів)
Declension
Declension of лев (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).
Noun
лев • (lev) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́ви, genitive plural ле́вів)
- (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension
Declension of лев (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лев”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “лев”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “лев”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)