любовь

See also: Любовь

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic любꙑ (ljuby), from Proto-Slavic *ľuby, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.

Cognates include Sanskrit लोभ (lobha, “desire, cupidity”) and English love.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [lʲʊˈbofʲ]
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Rhymes: -ofʲ

Noun

любо́вь • (ljubóvʹ) f inan (genitive любви́, nominative plural любви́, genitive plural любве́й, relational adjective любо́вный)

Declension

Declension of любо́вь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	любо́вь ljubóvʹ	любви́ ljubví
genitive	любви́ ljubví	любве́й ljubvéj
dative	любви́ ljubví	любвя́м ljubvjám
accusative	любо́вь ljubóvʹ	любви́ ljubví
instrumental	любо́вью ljubóvʹju	любвя́ми ljubvjámi
prepositional	любви́ ljubví	любвя́х ljubvjáx

Pre-reform declension of любо́вь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	любо́вь ljubóvʹ	любви́ ljubví
genitive	любви́ ljubví	любве́й ljubvéj
dative	любви́ ljubví	любвя́мъ ljubvjám
accusative	любо́вь ljubóvʹ	любви́ ljubví
instrumental	любо́вью ljubóvʹju	любвя́ми ljubvjámi
prepositional	любви́ ljubví	любвя́хъ ljubvjáx

Derived terms

нелюбо́вь (neljubóvʹ)

Related terms

люби́ть (ljubítʹ)
люби́мый (ljubímyj)
любо́вник (ljubóvnik), любо́вница (ljubóvnica)
полюбо́вный (poljubóvnyj)

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: любо́в (ljubóv)

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