лев

See also: Лев

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ. Compare also sense of currency to Romanian leu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛf/

Noun

лев • (lev) m

  1. lev (the Bulgarian currency)
  2. (archaic) lion (mammal)

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwo-. Cognate to Latin laevus, Greek λαιός (laiós).

Adjective

лев • (lev) (not comparable)

  1. left
  2. leftist

Inflection

Antonyms

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲef]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

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)

  1. lion
    све́тский лев (dated, idiom) ― svétskij lev ― person of high society, who enjoys great success in it (literally, “society lion”)
Declension
Declension of лев (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 
singular plural
nominative ле́в
lév		 львы́
lʹvý
genitive льва́
lʹvá		 льво́в
lʹvóv
dative льву́
lʹvú		 льва́м
lʹvám
accusative льва́
lʹvá		 льво́в
lʹvóv
instrumental льво́м
lʹvóm		 льва́ми
lʹvámi
prepositional льве́
lʹvé		 льва́х
lʹváx

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)

  1. (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension
Declension of лев (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ле́в
lév		 ле́вы
lévy
genitive ле́ва
léva		 ле́вов
lévov
dative ле́ву
lévu		 ле́вам
lévam
accusative ле́в
lév		 ле́вы
lévy
instrumental ле́вом
lévom		 ле́вами
lévami
prepositional ле́ве
léve		 ле́вах
lévax

Etymology 3

Adjective

лев • (lev)

  1. short masculine singular of ле́вый (lévyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

лев • (lev) m anim (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́ви)

  1. lion

Declension

References

  • Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лев”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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