лихва

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlixvɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ixvɐ
• Syllabification^(key): лих‧ва

Noun

ли́хва • (líhva) f

1. (finance) interest (the price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed)

Declension

Declension of ли́хва

	singular	plural
indefinite	ли́хва líhva	ли́хви líhvi
definite	ли́хвата líhvata	ли́хвите líhvite

Anagrams

• хилав (hilav)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlixva]

Noun

лихва • (lihva) f

1. usury
2. (archaic, economics) interest

Declension

Declension of лихва

	singular	plural
indefinite	лихва (lihva)	лихви (lihvi)
definite unspecified	лихвата (lihvata)	лихвите (lihvite)
definite proximal	лихвава (lihvava)	лихвиве (lihvive)
definite distal	лихвана (lihvana)	лихвине (lihvine)
vocative	лихво (lihvo)	лихви (lihvi)

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lixva, from a Germanic language, likely Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰 (*leiƕa); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną.

Noun

лихва • (lixva) f

1. interest

Declension

Declension of лихва (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	лихва lixva	лихвѣ lixvě	лихвꙑ lixvy
genitive	лихвꙑ lixvy	лихвоу lixvu	лихвъ lixvŭ
dative	лихвѣ lixvě	лихвама lixvama	лихвамъ lixvamŭ
accusative	лихвѫ lixvǫ	лихвѣ lixvě	лихвꙑ lixvy
instrumental	лихвоѭ lixvojǫ	лихвама lixvama	лихвами lixvami
locative	лихвѣ lixvě	лихвоу lixvu	лихвахъ lixvaxŭ
vocative	лихво lixvo	лихвѣ lixvě	лихвꙑ lixvy

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲɪxˈva]

Noun

лихва́ • (lixvá) f inan (genitive лихвы́, nominative plural лихвы́, genitive plural лихв)

1. (dated) interest, profit (still used in expressions)

   отплати́ть с лихво́й ― otplatítʹ s lixvój ― to repay with interest

Declension

Declension of лихва́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лихва́ lixvá	лихвы́ lixvý
genitive	лихвы́ lixvý	ли́хв líxv
dative	лихве́ lixvé	лихва́м lixvám
accusative	лихву́ lixvú	лихвы́ lixvý
instrumental	лихво́й, лихво́ю lixvój, lixvóju	лихва́ми lixvámi
prepositional	лихве́ lixvé	лихва́х lixváx

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva (Russian лихва́ (lixvá), Polish lichwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîxʋa/
• Hyphenation: лих‧ва

Noun

ли̏хва f (Latin spelling lȉhva)

1. usury

Declension

Declension of лихва

	singular	plural
nominative	ли̏хва	лихве
genitive	лихве	ли̏ха̄ва̄/ли̏хвӣ
dative	лихви	лихвама
accusative	лихву	лихве
vocative	лихво	лихве
locative	лихви	лихвама
instrumental	лихвом	лихвама

References

• “лихва”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

• лихва́: IPA^(key): [ɫexˈʋa]
• ли́хва: IPA^(key): [ˈɫɪxʋɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

лихва́ or ли́хва • (lyxvá or lýxva) f inan (genitive лихви́ or ли́хви, uncountable)

1. (dated) interest, profit
2. (dated) usury

Declension

Declension of лихва́, ли́хва
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d/a)

	singular
nominative	лихва́, ли́хва lyxvá, lýxva
genitive	лихви́, ли́хви lyxvý, lýxvy
dative	лихві́, ли́хві lyxví, lýxvi
accusative	лихву́, ли́хву lyxvú, lýxvu
instrumental	лихво́ю, ли́хвою lyxvóju, lýxvoju
locative	лихві́, ли́хві lyxví, lýxvi
vocative	ли́хво lýxvo

Derived terms

• лихва́р (lyxvár), лихва́рка (lyxvárka), лихва́рство (lyxvárstvo)

Further reading

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “лихва”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “лихва”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)