лиф

Lezgi

Etymology

Akin to Tabasaran луф (luf).

Noun

лиф • (lif)

pigeon

Russian

Alternative forms

лифъ (lif) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch lijf (“corsage”). Doublet of лейб- (lejb-).

Noun

лиф • (lif) m inan (genitive ли́фа, nominative plural ли́фы, genitive plural ли́фов)

bodice

Declension

Declension of лиф (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ли́ф líf	ли́фы lífy
genitive	ли́фа lífa	ли́фов lífov
dative	ли́фу lífu	ли́фам lífam
accusative	ли́ф líf	ли́фы lífy
instrumental	ли́фом lífom	ли́фами lífami
prepositional	ли́фе lífe	ли́фах lífax

Derived terms

ли́фчик (lífčik)

Descendants

→ Georgian: ლიფი (lipi)