лъв

See also: Лъв

Archi

Letter

лъв (lʰʷ) (lower case, upper case Лъв)

1. The forty-sixth letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek λέων (léōn)bor.

Latin leōbor.

Proto-Germanic *lewô

Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa)bor.?

Proto-Slavic *lьvъ

Old Church Slavonic львъ (lĭvŭ)

Bulgarian лъв

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic львъ (lĭvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lьvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɤf]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɤf
• Homophone: Лъв (Lăv)

Noun

лъв • (lăv) m (feminine лъви́ца, relational adjective лъ́вов or лъ́вски, diminutive лъ́вче)

1. lion (a big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)

   Synonym: (archaic, name of currency) лев (lev)

2. a Leo (person with the zodiac sign)

Declension

Declension of лъв

	singular	plural
indefinite	лъв lăv	лъ́вове lắvove
definite (subject form)	лъвъ́т lăvắt	лъ́вовете lắvovete
definite (object form)	лъва́ lăvá
count form	—	лъ́ва lắva
vocative form	лъ́ве lắve	лъ́вове lắvove

References

• “лъв”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “лъв”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лъв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, pages 535-536