левъ

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic львъ (lĭvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lь̀vъ, borrowed from Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐍅𐌰 (*liwa), 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa), from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate to Russian лев (lev).

Noun

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левъ • (lev) m animal (feminine львица)

  1. lion
    свꙗтому Герасиму срогиⸯ звѣр то ест левъ служилъ до смерти ― svjatomu Herasimu srohij zvěr to est lev služil do smerti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: леў (ljeŭ)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: лев (lev)
  • Ukrainian: лев (lev)

Further reading

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  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “левъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 542
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “левъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 252
  • The template Template:R:zle-obe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s): 
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    Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.    Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “левъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 316
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