лев

See also: Лев

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɛf]

Noun

лев • (lev) m

1. (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
2. (archaic) lion (mammal)

   Synonym: (modern) лъв (lǎv)

Declension

Declension of лев

	singular	plural
indefinite	лев lev	ле́вове lévove
definite (subject form)	ле́вът lévǎt	ле́вовете lévovete
definite (object form)	ле́ва léva
count form	—	ле́ва léva
vocative form	ле́ве léve	ле́вове lévove

Descendants

• → Danish: lev c
• → English: lev
• → Portuguese: lev m
• → Russian: лев m (lev)
• → Swedish: lev c
• → Ukrainian: лев m (lev)

References

• лев in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• лев in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Komi-Zyrian

Лев.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian лев (lev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʲeʋ/, [ˈʎeʋ]
• Hyphenation: лев

Noun

лев • (lev)

1. lion (Panthera leo)

Declension

Declension of лев
	singular	plural
nominative	лев (lev)	левъяс (levʺjas)
accusative	левӧс (levös)	левъясӧс (levʺjasös)
instrumental	левӧн (levön)	левъясӧн (levʺjasön)
comitative	левкӧд (levköd)	левъяскӧд (levʺjasköd)
caritive	левтӧг (levtög)	левъястӧг (levʺjastög)
consecutive	левла (levla)	левъясла (levʺjasla)
genitive	левлӧн (levlön)	левъяслӧн (levʺjaslön)
ablative	левлысь (levlysʹ)	левъяслысь (levʺjaslysʹ)
dative	левлы (levly)	левъяслы (levʺjasly)
inessive	левын (levyn)	левъясын (levʺjasyn)
elative	левысь (levysʹ)	левъясысь (levʺjasysʹ)
illative	левӧ (levö)	левъясӧ (levʺjasö)
egressive	левсянь (levsjanʹ)	левъяссянь (levʺjassjanʹ)
approximative	левлань (levlanʹ)	левъяслань (levʺjaslanʹ)
terminative	левӧдз (levödz)	левъясӧдз (levʺjasödz)
prolative	левӧд (levöd)	левъясӧд (levʺjasöd)
	левті (levtï)	левъясті (levʺjastï)

Possessive declension of лев
First person singular singular plural nominative левӧй (levöj) левъясӧй (levʺjasöj) accusative левӧс (levös) левъясӧс (levʺjasös) instrumental левнам (levnam) левъяснам (levʺjasnam) comitative левӧйкӧд (levöjköd) левъясӧйкӧд (levʺjasöjköd) caritive левтӧгым (levtögym) левъястӧгым (levʺjastögym) consecutive левӧйла (levöjla) левъясӧйла (levʺjasöjla) genitive левӧйлӧн (levöjlön) левъясӧйлӧн (levʺjasöjlön) ablative левӧйлысь (levöjlysʹ) левъясӧйлысь (levʺjasöjlysʹ) dative левӧйлы (levöjly) левъясӧйлы (levʺjasöjly) inessive левам (levam) левъясам (levʺjasam) elative левсьым (levsʹym) левъяссьым (levʺjassʹym) illative левам (levam) левъясам (levʺjasam) egressive левсяньым (levsjanʹym) левъяссяньым (levʺjassjanʹym) approximative левланьым (levlanʹym) левъясланьым (levʺjaslanʹym) terminative левӧдзым (levödzym) левъясӧдзым (levʺjasödzym) prolative левӧдым (levödym) левъясӧдым (levʺjasödym) левтіым (levtïym) левъястіым (levʺjastïym)
Second person singular singular plural nominative левыд (levyd) левъясыд (levʺjasyd) accusative левтӧ (levtö) левъястӧ (levʺjastö) instrumental левнад (levnad) левъяснад (levʺjasnad) comitative левыдкӧд (levydköd) левъясыдкӧд (levʺjasydköd) caritive левтӧгыд (levtögyd) левъястӧгыд (levʺjastögyd) consecutive левыдла (levydla) левъясыдла (levʺjasydla) genitive левыдлӧн (levydlön) левъясыдлӧн (levʺjasydlön) ablative левыдлысь (levydlysʹ) левъясыдлысь (levʺjasydlysʹ) dative левыдлы (levydly) левъясыдлы (levʺjasydly) inessive левад (levad) левъясад (levʺjasad) elative левсьыд (levsʹyd) левъяссьыд (levʺjassʹyd) illative левад (levad) левъясад (levʺjasad) egressive левсяньыд (levsjanʹyd) левъяссяньыд (levʺjassjanʹyd) approximative левланьыд (levlanʹyd) левъясланьыд (levʺjaslanʹyd) terminative левӧдзыд (levödzyd) левъясӧдзыд (levʺjasödzyd) prolative левӧдыд (levödyd) левъясӧдыд (levʺjasödyd) левтіыд (levtïyd) левъястіыд (levʺjastïyd)
Third person singular singular plural nominative левыс (levys) левъясыс (levʺjasys) accusative левсӧ (levsö) левъяссӧ (levʺjassö) instrumental левнас (levnas) левъяснас (levʺjasnas) comitative левыскӧд (levysköd) левъясыскӧд (levʺjasysköd) caritive левтӧгыс (levtögys) левъястӧгыс (levʺjastögys) consecutive левысла (levysla) левъясысла (levʺjasysla) genitive левыслӧн (levyslön) левъясыслӧн (levʺjasyslön) ablative левыслысь (levyslysʹ) левъясыслысь (levʺjasyslysʹ) dative левыслы (levysly) левъясыслы (levʺjasysly) inessive левас (levas) левъясас (levʺjasas) elative левсьыс (levsʹys) левъяссьыс (levʺjassʹys) illative левас (levas) левъясас (levʺjasas) egressive левсяньыс (levsjanʹys) левъяссяньыс (levʺjassjanʹys) approximative левланьыс (levlanʹys) левъясланьыс (levʺjaslanʹys) terminative левӧдзыс (levödzys) левъясӧдзыс (levʺjasödzys) prolative левӧдыс (levödys) левъясӧдыс (levʺjasödys) левтіыс (levtïys) левъястіыс (levʺjastïys)
First person plural singular plural nominative левным (levnym) левъясным (levʺjasnym) accusative левнымӧс (levnymös) левъяснымӧс (levʺjasnymös) instrumental левнаным (levnanym) левъяснаным (levʺjasnanym) comitative левнымкӧд (levnymköd) левъяснымкӧд (levʺjasnymköd) caritive левтӧгным (levtögnym) левъястӧгным (levʺjastögnym) consecutive левнымла (levnymla) левъяснымла (levʺjasnymla) genitive левнымлӧн (levnymlön) левъяснымлӧн (levʺjasnymlön) ablative левнымлысь (levnymlysʹ) левъяснымлысь (levʺjasnymlysʹ) dative левнымлы (levnymly) левъяснымлы (levʺjasnymly) inessive леваным (levanym) левъясаным (levʺjasanym) elative левсьыным (levsʹynym) левъяссьыным (levʺjassʹynym) illative леваным (levanym) левъясаным (levʺjasanym) egressive левсяньыным (levsjanʹynym) левъяссяньыным (levʺjassjanʹynym) approximative левланьыным (levlanʹynym) левъясланьыным (levʺjaslanʹynym) terminative левӧдзыным (levödzynym) левъясӧдзыным (levʺjasödzynym) prolative левӧдыным (levödynym) левъясӧдыным (levʺjasödynym) левтіыным (levtïynym) левъястіыным (levʺjastïynym)
Second person plural singular plural nominative левныд (levnyd) левъясныд (levʺjasnyd) accusative левнытӧ (levnytö) левъяснытӧ (levʺjasnytö) instrumental левнаныд (levnanyd) левъяснадныд (levʺjasnadnyd) comitative левныдкӧд (levnydköd) левъясныдкӧд (levʺjasnydköd) caritive левтӧгныд (levtögnyd) левъястӧгныд (levʺjastögnyd) consecutive левныдла (levnydla) левъясныдла (levʺjasnydla) genitive левныдлӧн (levnydlön) левъясныдлӧн (levʺjasnydlön) ablative левныдлысь (levnydlysʹ) левъясныдлысь (levʺjasnydlysʹ) dative левныдлы (levnydly) левъясныдлы (levʺjasnydly) inessive леваныд (levanyd) левъясаныд (levʺjasanyd) elative левсьыныд (levsʹynyd) левъяссьыныд (levʺjassʹynyd) illative леваныд (levanyd) левъясаныд (levʺjasanyd) egressive левсяньыныд (levsjanʹynyd) левъяссяньыныд (levʺjassjanʹynyd) approximative левланьыныд (levlanʹynyd) левъясланьыныд (levʺjaslanʹynyd) terminative левӧдзныд (levödznyd) левъясӧдзныд (levʺjasödznyd) prolative левӧдныд (levödnyd) левъясӧдныд (levʺjasödnyd) левтіныд (levtïnyd) левъястіныд (levʺjastïnyd)
Third person plural singular plural nominative левныс (levnys) левъясныс (levʺjasnys) accusative левнысӧ (levnysö) левъяснысӧ (levʺjasnysö) instrumental левнаныс (levnanys) левъяснаныс (levʺjasnanys) comitative левныскӧд (levnysköd) левъясныскӧд (levʺjasnysköd) caritive левтӧгныс (levtögnys) левъястӧгныс (levʺjastögnys) consecutive левнысла (levnysla) левъясныссла (levʺjasnyssla) genitive левныслӧн (levnyslön) левъяснысслӧн (levʺjasnysslön) ablative левныслысь (levnyslysʹ) левъяснысслысь (levʺjasnysslysʹ) dative левныслы (levnysly) левъяснысслы (levʺjasnyssly) inessive леваныс (levanys) левъясаныс (levʺjasanys) elative левсьыныс (levsʹynys) левъяссьыныс (levʺjassʹynys) illative леваныс (levanys) левъясаныс (levʺjasanys) egressive левсяньныс (levsjanʹnys) левъяссяньныс (levʺjassjanʹnys) approximative левланьныс (levlanʹnys) левъясланьныс (levʺjaslanʹnys) terminative левӧдзныс (levödznys) левъясӧдзныс (levʺjasödznys) prolative левӧдныс (levödnys) левъясӧдныс (levʺjasödnys) левтіныс (levtïnys) левъястіныс (levʺjastïnys)

References

• L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-Русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 343

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Macedonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognate to Latin laevus, Greek λαιός (laiós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛf]

Adjective

лев • (lev) (superlative најлев)

1. left
2. leftist

Declension

Positive forms of лев

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	лев	лева	лево	леви
definite unspecified	левиот	левата	левото	левите
definite proximal	левиов	левава	левово	левиве
definite distal	левион	левана	левоно	левине

Comparative forms of лев

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	—	—	—	—
definite unspecified	—	—	—	—
definite proximal	—	—	—	—
definite distal	—	—	—	—

Superlative forms of лев

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	најлев	најлева	најлево	најлеви
definite unspecified	најлевиот	најлевата	најлевото	најлевите
definite proximal	најлевиов	најлевава	најлевово	најлевиве
definite distal	најлевион	најлевана	најлевоно	најлевине

Antonyms

• десен (desen)

Etymology 2

Noun

лев • (lev) m

1. lev (Bulgarian currency)

Declension

Declension of лев

	singular	plural
indefinite	лев	леви
definite unspecified	левот	левите
definite proximal	левов	левиве
definite distal	левон	левине
vocative	леву	леви
count form	—	лева

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Russian

Alternative forms

• левъ (lev) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲef]

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited 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, related adjective льви́ный)

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

Related terms

• львёнок (lʹvjónok)
• льви́ца (lʹvíca)
• льви́ный (lʹvínyj)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: левв (lʹevv)
• → Ossetian: лев (lev)
• → Veps: lev

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)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɛu̯]

• Audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Noun

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

1. lion

Declension

Declension of лев (animal hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	лев lev	ле́ви lévy
genitive	ле́ва léva	ле́вів léviv
dative	ле́вові, ле́ву lévovi, lévu	ле́вам lévam
accusative	ле́ва léva	ле́ви, ле́вів lévy, léviv
instrumental	ле́вом lévom	ле́вами lévamy
locative	ле́вові, ле́ві lévovi, lévi	ле́вах lévax
vocative	ле́ве léve	ле́ви lévy

Etymology 2

From Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”).

Noun

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

1. (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Declension

Declension of лев (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	лев lev	ле́ви lévy
genitive	ле́ва léva	ле́вів léviv
dative	ле́ву lévu	ле́вам lévam
accusative	лев lev	ле́ви lévy
instrumental	ле́вом lévom	ле́вами lévamy
locative	ле́ві lévi	ле́вах lévax
vocative	ле́ве léve	ле́ви lévy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лев”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “лев”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “лев”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)