лав

See also: ляв and ԓӑв

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫaf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

лав • (lav) m (plural лавови, feminine лавица, relational adjective лавовски, diminutive лавче, augmentative лавиште)

1. lion
2. (astrology) Leo

Declension

Declension of лав

	singular	plural
indefinite	лав (lav)	лавови (lavovi)
definite unspecified	лавот (lavot)	лавовите (lavovite)
definite proximal	лавов (lavov)	лавовиве (lavovive)
definite distal	лавон (lavon)	лавовине (lavovine)
vocative	лаву (lavu)	лавови (lavovi)
count form	—	лава (lava)

Derived terms

• лавица f (lavica)
• лавовски (lavovski)

See also

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text)
о́вен (óven)	бик (bik)	бли́знаци (blíznaci)	рак (rak)
лав (lav)	де́вица (dévica)	ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija)	ско́рпија (skórpija)
стре́лец (strélec)	ја́рец (járec)	водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec)	ри́би (ríbi)

References

• “лав”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
• “лав” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Mongolian

Etymology 1

From Chinese 蠟 / 蜡 (là, “wax”), a doublet of лаа (laa).

Noun

лав • (lav) (Mongolian spelling ᠯᠠᠪ (lab))

1. wax

Etymology 2

Adverb

лав • (lav)

1. surely, certainly, doubtless
2. profoundly, in-depth
3. firmly
4. presumably

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫaf]

Noun

лав • (lav) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ла́ва (láva)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâʋ/

Noun

ла̏в m anim (Latin spelling lȁv)

1. lion (mammal)
2. (astronomy, astrology) Leo
3. (soccer, journalism, chiefly in plural) Olympique Lyonnais player
4. (handball, journalism, chiefly in plural) member of the Montenegro men's national handball team

Declension

Declension of лав

	singular	plural
nominative	ла̏в	ла̏вови
genitive	ла̏ва	ла̏во̄ва̄
dative	ла̏ву	ла̏вовима
accusative	ла̏ва	ла̏вове
vocative	ла̏ве	ла̏вови
locative	ла̏ву	ла̏вовима
instrumental	ла̏вом	ла̏вовима

Derived terms

• ла̀вица
• ла̏вљӣ
• ла̀вовскӣ
• мо̀рскӣ ла̏в (“sea lion”)