Russian

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Дева → ‎(Deva →)

Proper noun

Лев • ‎(Lev) m anim, m inan ‎(genitive Льва, nominative plural Львы, genitive plural Львов) (Symbol: ♌)

1. A male given name popular in Russia, equivalent to Leo.
2. (astronomy) Leo (a constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Regulus, in the shape of a lion).
3. (astrology) Leo (the zodiac sign for the lion, covering July 23–August 22).

Antonyms

• Водоле́й ‎(Vodoléj)

Declension

Derived terms

Diminutives

• Лёва ‎(Ljóva)

Patronimics

• Львович ‎(Lʹvovič) m, Львовна ‎(Lʹvovna) f

Surnames

• Львов ‎(Lʹvov)

Bulgarian

Noun

лев • ‎(lev) m

1. lev (the Bulgarian currency)
2. (archaic) lion (mammal)

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lěvъ, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwo-. Cognate to Latin laevus, Greek λαιός ‎(laiós).

Adjective

лев • ‎(lev) ‎(not comparable)

1. left
2. leftist

Inflection

Antonyms

• десен ‎(desen)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲef]

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)

1. lion

   све́тский лев‎ ― svétskij lev ― (lit.: "society lion", dated idiom) person of high society, who enjoys great success in it

Declension

Related terms

• львёнок ‎(lʹvjónok)
• льви́ца ‎(lʹvíca)
• льви́ный ‎(lʹvínyj)

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Bulgarian лев ‎(lev), a variant of лъв ‎(lǎv) (“lion”).

Noun

лев • ‎(lev) m inan ‎(genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́вы, genitive plural ле́вов)

1. (numismatics) lev (currency of Bulgaria)

Declension

Etymology 3

Adjective

лев • ‎(lev)

1. short masculine singular of ле́вый ‎(lévyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

лев • ‎(lev) m anim ‎(genitive ле́ва, nominative plural ле́ви)

1. lion

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лев”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka