леў
Belarusian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲeu̯]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eu̯
- Hyphenation: леў
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.
Noun
леў • (ljeŭ) m animal (genitive ільва́ or льва, nominative plural ільвы́ or львы, genitive plural ільво́ў or львоў)
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 ljeŭ |
ільвы́, львы ilʹvý, lʹvy |
| genitive | ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva |
ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvóŭ, lʹvoŭ |
| dative | ільву́, льву ilʹvú, lʹvu |
ільва́м, львам ilʹvám, lʹvam |
| accusative | ільва́, льва ilʹvá, lʹva |
ільво́ў, львоў ilʹvóŭ, lʹvoŭ |
| 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 • (ljeŭ) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́ваў)
- (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension
Declension of леў (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | леў ljeŭ |
ле́вы ljévy |
| genitive | ле́ва ljéva |
ле́ваў ljévaŭ |
| dative | ле́ву ljévu |
ле́вам ljévam |
| accusative | леў ljeŭ |
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