любы

See also: любꙑ

Belarusian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ľubъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲubɨ]

Adjective

лю́бы • (ljúby)

  1. dear, darling
Declension

Noun

лю́бы • (ljúbym pers (genitive лю́бага, nominative plural лю́быя, genitive plural лю́бых)

  1. (referring to a male) dear, darling, sweetheart
Declension

Etymology 2

From Etymology 1, with a semantic shift ‘the one you like’ > ‘any’. Compare Russian любо́й (ljubój).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲuˈbɨ]

Determiner

любы́ • (ljubým

  1. any, either (of two)
Declension