лав

See also: ляв

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.

Noun

лав • (lav) m

1. lion

Inflection

Declension of лав

	singular	plural
indefinite	лав	лавови
definite unspecified	лавот	лавовите
definite proximal	лавов	лавовиве
definite distal	лавон	лавовине
vocative	лаву	лавови
count form	—	лава

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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

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

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫaf]

Noun

лав • (lav) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ла́ва (láva)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *lewo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâʋ/

Noun

ла̏в m (Latin spelling lȁv)

1. lion (mammal)
2. (astronomy, astrology) Leo

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