лев
See also: Лев
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ. Compare also sense of currency to Romanian leu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛf/
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwo-. Cognate to Latin laevus, Greek λαιός (laiós).
Inflection
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲef]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, likely a borrowing from a Germanic language (ultimately from Latin leo).
Noun
лев • (lev) m anim (genitive льва, nominative plural львы, genitive plural львов)
- lion
- све́тский лев (dated, idiom) ― svétskij lev ― person of high society, who enjoys great success in it (literally, “society lion”)
Declension
Noun
лев • (lev) m inan (genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́вов)
- (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of лев
References
- лев in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
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