любовь
See also: Любовь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
любо́вь • (ljubóvʹ) f inan (genitive любви́, nominative plural любви́, genitive plural любве́й, relational adjective любо́вный)
Declension edit
Declension of любо́вь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)
Pre-reform declension of любо́вь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)
Derived terms edit
- нелюбо́вь (neljubóvʹ)
Related terms edit
- люби́ть (ljubítʹ)
- люби́мый (ljubímyj)
- любо́вник (ljubóvnik), любо́вница (ljubóvnica)
- полюбо́вный (poljubóvnyj)
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: любо́в (ljubóv)