любов

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ), superseding native любъ́в (ljubǎ́v), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ľuby.

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• Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

любо́в • (ljubóv) f (relational adjective любо́вен)

1. (uncountable) love, attachment, affection

   Synonym: о́бич (óbič)

2. (countable) love affair, a romance
3. (countable) a love, a darling, a sweetheart (the object of one’s romantic feelings)
4. (uncountable) enthusiasm, fervour, zeal

   Synonyms: охо́та (ohóta), жела́ние (želánie)

Declension

Alternative forms

• любъв (ljubǎv) — obsolete

Derived terms

• любо́вник m (ljubóvnik), любо́вница f (ljubóvnica)
• любвеоби́лен (ljubveobílen, “loving, amative”)

Related terms

• лю́бя (ljúbja, “to love”), любу́вам се (ljubúvam se, “to relish, to enjoy”)
• люб (ljub, “amiable, charming”) (obsolete, found in compounds)

References

• “любов”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “любов”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “любо́вь и любъ́вь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 35
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “любов”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 573
• “люубꙑ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian любо́въ f (ljubóv, nominative and accusative), from Proto-Slavic *ľubъ̀vь f (accusative of nominative *ľubỳ f).

Cognate with Belarusian любо́ў f (ljubóŭ); Russian любо́вь f (ljubóvʹ); etc.

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• Hyphenation: лю‧бо́в

Noun

любо́в • (ljubóv) f inan (genitive любо́ві or любо́ви, uncountable, relational adjective любо́вний)

1. (uncountable) love (strong affection)

   Synonym: коха́ння (koxánnja)

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References

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