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 [Modern Dictionary of Russian personal names]‎ (in Russian), Moscow: Айрис-пресс, →ISBN
  • Petrovsky, N. A. (1966) “Любовь”, in Словарь русских личных имён [Dictionary of Russian personal names] (in Russian), 1st edition, Moscow: Советская энциклопедия
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