любо

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• либо (libo)

Conjunction

любо • (ljubo)

1. or
   • 1581, Ostrog Bible, Luke 12.38, 2 Samuel 2:21:

     и аще прїидетъ въ вторꙋю стражꙋ, любо въ третїю стражꙋ прїидетъ […]

     i ašte priidetŭ vŭ vtoruju stražu, ljubo vŭ tretiju stražu priidetŭ […]

     And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch […]

     И҆ рече е҆мꙋ а҆вени́ръ. ꙋ҆клони́сѧ т̂ы лю́бо де́снымъ лю́бо шюим̑ […]

     I҆ reče e҆mu a҆venírŭ. u҆klonísę t̂y ljúbo désnymŭ ljúbo šjuim̑ […]

     And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left […]

2. either
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 318-321:

     въпроси любо варъвара любо невѣждѫ любо и самого того диꙗвола къто ѥстъ творьць вьсѣмъ видимꙑимъ и невидимꙑимъ

     vŭprosi ljubo varŭvara ljubo nevěždǫ ljubo i samogo togo dijavola kŭto jestŭ tvorĭcĭ vĭsěmŭ vidimyimŭ i nevidimyimŭ

     Ask anyone you like, a barbarian, someone ignorant, ask the devil himself who is the creator of everything visible and invisible

Russian

Etymology

лю́бый (ljúbyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲubə]

Adverb

лю́бо • (ljúbo)

1. (colloquial, folkloric) nicely, beautifully; prettily; pleasantly; well; correctly

Ukrainian

Etymology

лю́бий (ljúbyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲubɔ]

Adverb

лю́бо • (ljúbo)

1. nicely, beautifully; prettily; pleasantly; well

   Synonyms: га́рно (hárno), приє́мно (pryjémno)

References

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лю́бо”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лю́бо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “лю́бо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN