люб
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubъ.
Adjective
[edit]люб • (ljub) (abstract noun лю́бство) (obsolete)
Usage notes
[edit]In the modern language, only used as a proper name or in substantivized form.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of люб
Comparative forms of люб
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-лю́б pó-ljúb |
по́-лю́ба pó-ljúba |
по́-лю́бо pó-ljúbo |
по́-лю́би pó-ljúbi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-лю́бият pó-ljúbijat |
по́-лю́бата pó-ljúbata |
по́-лю́бото pó-ljúboto |
по́-лю́бите pó-ljúbite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-лю́бия pó-ljúbija |
Superlative forms of люб
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-лю́б náj-ljúb |
на́й-лю́ба náj-ljúba |
на́й-лю́бо náj-ljúbo |
на́й-лю́би náj-ljúbi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-лю́бият náj-ljúbijat |
на́й-лю́бата náj-ljúbata |
на́й-лю́бото náj-ljúboto |
на́й-лю́бите náj-ljúbite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-лю́бия náj-ljúbija |
Derived terms
[edit]- лю́бе n (ljúbe), лю́ба f (ljúba, “darling”) (substantivized)
- люби́в (ljubív, “loving”)
- водолюби́в (vodoljubív, “hydrophilic”)
- родолюби́в (rodoljubív, “patriotic”)
- сухолюби́в (suholjubív, “xerophytic”)
- човеколюби́в (čovekoljubív, “humanistic”)
- любика (ljubika), любица (ljubica, “Aquilegia”) (dialectal)
- люби́на (ljubína, “loved one”) (dialectal)
- Любо- (Ljubo-) (first component of proper names)
- лю́бя (ljúbja, “to love”) (causative-iterative)
Related terms
[edit]- любо́в (ljubóv, “love”)
References
[edit]- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “*люб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 57
- “люубъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]люб • (ljub)