лев

See also: Лев

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛf/

Noun

лев • (lev) m

1. lev (the Bulgarian currency)
2. (archaic) lion (mammal)

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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

Declension 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

Antonyms

• десен (desen)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲef]

• Audio:

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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 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 (l’evv)
• → 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

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

1. lion

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