From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.
леў • (ljeŭ) m animal (genitive ільва́ or льва, nominative plural ільвы́ or львы, genitive plural ільво́ў or львоў)
the oblique forms with the initial "і" appear after vowels
singular | plural | |
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nominative | леў ljeŭ |
ільвы́, львы ilʹvý, lʹvy |
genitive | ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva |
ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvóŭ, lʹvoŭ |
dative | ільву́, льву ilʹvú, lʹvu |
ільва́м, львам ilʹvám, lʹvam |
accusative | ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva |
ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvóŭ, lʹvoŭ |
instrumental | ільво́м, львом ilʹvóm, lʹvom |
ільва́мі, льва́мі ilʹvámi, lʹvámi |
locative | ільве́, льве ilʹvjé, lʹvje |
ільва́х, львах ilʹváx, lʹvax |
count form | — | ільвы́1, львы1 ilʹvý1, lʹvy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).
леў • (ljeŭ) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́ваў)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | леў ljeŭ |
ле́вы ljévy |
genitive | ле́ва ljéva |
ле́ваў ljévaŭ |
dative | ле́ву ljévu |
ле́вам ljévam |
accusative | леў ljeŭ |
ле́вы ljévy |
instrumental | ле́вам ljévam |
ле́вамі ljévami |
locative | ле́ве ljévje |
ле́вах ljévax |
count form | — | ле́вы1 ljévy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.