Любовь

See also: любовь

Russian

Etymology

From любо́вь (ljubóvʹ, “love”); a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀγάπη (Agápē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲʊˈbofʲ]

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Proper noun

Любо́вь • (Ljubóvʹ) f anim (genitive Любо́ви, nominative plural Любо́ви, genitive plural Любо́вей)

1. a female given name, Lyubov or Liubov

Usage notes

• The declension of the name is different from that of the common noun любо́вь (ljubóvʹ) whence it is derived.

Declension

Declension of Любо́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Любо́вь Ljubóvʹ	Любо́ви Ljubóvi
genitive	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вей Ljubóvej
dative	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вям Ljubóvjam
accusative	Любо́вь Ljubóvʹ	Любо́вей Ljubóvej
instrumental	Любо́вью Ljubóvʹju	Любо́вями Ljubóvjami
prepositional	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вях Ljubóvjax

Pre-reform declension of Любо́вь (anim fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Любо́вь Ljubóvʹ	Любо́ви Ljubóvi
genitive	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вей Ljubóvej
dative	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вямъ Ljubóvjam
accusative	Любо́вь Ljubóvʹ	Любо́вей Ljubóvej
instrumental	Любо́вью Ljubóvʹju	Любо́вями Ljubóvjami
prepositional	Любо́ви Ljubóvi	Любо́вяхъ Ljubóvjax

Derived terms

• (Diminutives:) Лю́ба (Ljúba)
• (Endearing forms:) Лю́бочка (Ljúbočka), Лю́бонька (Ljúbonʹka), Люба́ша (Ljubáša)
• (Pejorative forms:) Лю́бка (Ljúbka)
• ("New vocative":) Люб (Ljub)

References

• Superanskaya, A. V. (2005) “Любовь”, in Cовременный словарь русских личных имён‎^[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Айрис-пресс, →ISBN
• Petrovsky, N. A. (1966) “Любовь”, in Словарь русских личных имён (in Russian), 1st edition, Moscow: Советская энциклопедия