любовь

See also: Любовь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited 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]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ofʲ

Noun

любо́вь • (ljubóvʹ) f inan (genitive любви́, nominative plural любви́, genitive plural любве́й, relational adjective любо́вный) [with к (k, + dative) ‘for/of’]

  1. love
  2. affection

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

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