любов

Borrowed from Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) (instead of the expected *любъв if it were inherited), from Proto-Slavic *ľuby.

• IPA^(key): [lʲu̟ˈbɔf]

любо́в • (ljubóv) f (related adjective любо́вен)

1. (uncountable) love, attachment, affection

   Synonym: о́бич (óbič)

2. (countable) love affair, a romance
3. (countable) a love, a darling, a sweetheart (the object of one’s romantic feelings)
4. (uncountable) enthusiasm, fervour, zeal

   Synonyms: охо́та (ohóta), жела́ние (želánie)

• любов in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• любов in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Inherited from Old Ukrainian любо́въ f (nominative and accusative), from Proto-Slavic *ľubъ̀vь f (accusative of nominative *ľubỳ f).

Cognate with Belarusian любо́ў f (ljubóŭ); Russian любо́вь f (ljubóvʹ); etc.

• IPA^(key): [lʲʊˈbɔu̯]

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• Hyphenation: лю‧бо́в

любо́в • (ljubóv) f inan (genitive любо́ві or любо́ви, uncountable)

1. (uncountable) love (strong affection)

   Synonym: коха́ння (koxánnja)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “любов”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “любов”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)