Любовь
See also: любовь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
From любо́вь (ljubóvʹ, “love”); a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀγάπη (Agápē).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Любо́вь • (Ljubóvʹ) f anim (genitive Любо́ви, nominative plural Любо́ви, genitive plural Любо́вей)
- a female given name, Lyubov or Liubov
Usage notes edit
- The declension of the name is different from that of the common noun любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) whence it is derived.
Declension edit
Declension of Любо́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of Любо́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- (Diminutives:) Лю́ба (Ljúba)
- (Endearing forms:) Лю́бочка (Ljúbočka), Лю́бонька (Ljúbonʹka), Люба́ша (Ljubáša)
- (Pejorative forms:) Лю́бка (Ljúbka)
- ("New vocative":) Люб (Ljub)
References edit
- Superanskaya, A. V. (2005) “Любовь”, in Cовременный словарь русских личных имён [Modern Dictionary of Russian personal names][1] (in Russian), Moscow: Айрис-пресс, →ISBN
- Petrovsky, N. A. (1966) “Любовь”, in Словарь русских личных имён [Dictionary of Russian personal names] (in Russian), 1st edition, Moscow: Советская энциклопедия