лихва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlixvɐ]

Noun

ли́хва • (líhvaf

  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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlixva]

Noun

лихва • (lihvaf

  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 • (lixvaf

  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 • (lixváf inan (genitive лихвы́, nominative plural лихвы́, genitive plural лихв)

  1. (dated) interest, profit (still used in expressions)
    отплати́ть с лихво́йotplatítʹ s lixvójto repay with interest

Declension

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), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixva.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

лихва́ or ли́хва • (lyxvá or lýxvaf 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

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)