леў

See also: леу and лею

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲeu̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eu̯
• Hyphenation: леў

Etymology 1

леў

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Noun

леў • (ljew) m animal (genitive ільва́ or льва, nominative plural ільвы́ or львы, genitive plural ільво́ў or львоў)

1. lion

Declension

the oblique forms with the initial "і" appear after vowels

Declension of леў (anml hard masc-form accent-b reduc irreg-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	леў ljew	ільвы́, львы ilʹvý, lʹvy
genitive	ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva	ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvów, lʹvow
dative	ільву́, льву ilʹvú, lʹvu	ільва́м, львам ilʹvám, lʹvam
accusative	ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva	ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvów, lʹvow
instrumental	ільво́м, львом ilʹvóm, lʹvom	ільва́мі, льва́мі ilʹvámi, lʹvámi
locative	ільве́, льве ilʹvjé, lʹvje	ільва́х, львах ilʹváx, lʹvax
count form	—	ільвы́1, львы1 ilʹvý1, lʹvy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

леў • (ljew) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́ваў)

1. (numismatics) lev (former currency of Bulgaria)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	леў ljew	ле́вы ljévy
genitive	ле́ва ljéva	ле́ваў ljévaw
dative	ле́ву ljévu	ле́вам ljévam
accusative	леў ljew	ле́вы ljévy
instrumental	ле́вам ljévam	ле́вамі ljévami
locative	ле́ве ljévje	ле́вах ljévax
count form	—	ле́вы1 ljévy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “леў” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org