либав

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *libavъ ~ *liběvъ, whence also Old Church Slavonic либавъ (libavŭ), либѣвъ (liběvŭ). Cognate (via another suffix) with Russian либи́вый (libívyj, thin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlibɐf]

Adjective

ли́бав • (líbav) (abstract noun ли́бавoст) (dialectal)

  1. delicate, frail, thin (of material, structure)

Declension

Positive forms of ли́бав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite ли́бав
líbav
ли́бава
líbava
ли́баво
líbavo
ли́бави
líbavi
definite
(subject form)
ли́бавият
líbavijat
ли́бавата
líbavata
ли́бавото
líbavoto
ли́бавите
líbavite
definite
(object form)
ли́бавия
líbavija
Comparative forms of ли́бав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-ли́бав
pó-líbav
по́-ли́бава
pó-líbava
по́-ли́баво
pó-líbavo
по́-ли́бави
pó-líbavi
definite
(subject form)
по́-ли́бавият
pó-líbavijat
по́-ли́бавата
pó-líbavata
по́-ли́бавото
pó-líbavoto
по́-ли́бавите
pó-líbavite
definite
(object form)
по́-ли́бавия
pó-líbavija
Superlative forms of ли́бав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-ли́бав
náj-líbav
на́й-ли́бава
náj-líbava
на́й-ли́баво
náj-líbavo
на́й-ли́бави
náj-líbavi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-ли́бавият
náj-líbavijat
на́й-ли́бавата
náj-líbavata
на́й-ли́бавото
náj-líbavoto
на́й-ли́бавите
náj-líbavite
definite
(object form)
на́й-ли́бавия
náj-líbavija

References

  • либав²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “либав²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 386