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Лев

Лев

See also: лев

Russian

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← Рак (← Rak) (30px) Дева → (Deva →)

Proper noun

Лев (Lev) m anim, m inan (genitive Льва, nominative plural Львы, genitive plural Львов) (Symbol: )

  1. A male given name popular in Russia, equivalent to Leo.
  2. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Regulus, in the shape of a lion).
  3. (astrology) Leo (the zodiac sign for the lion, covering July 23–August 22).

Antonyms

Declension

Derived terms

Diminutives

  • Лёва (Ljóva)

Patronimics

  • Львович (Lʹvovič) m, Львовна (Lʹvovna) f

Surnames

лев

лев

See also: Лев

Bulgarian

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]

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 левsvétskij lev ― (lit.: "society lion", dated idiom) person of high society, who enjoys great success in it
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowing 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

Etymology 3

Adjective

лев (lev)

  1. short masculine singular of ле́вый (lévyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Pronunciation

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