любовь

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See also: Любовь

Russian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [lʲʊˈbofʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ofʲ

Noun

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

  1. love
  2. affection

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: любо́в (ljubóv)