ляв

See also: лав

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲa̟f]

Adjective

ляв • (ljav) (abstract noun ля́вост)

  1. left, left-hand
  2. leftward
  3. (politics) left-wing, leftist

Declension

Positive forms of ляв
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite ляв
ljav
ля́ва
ljáva
ля́во
ljávo
ле́ви
lévi
definite
(subject form)
ле́вият
lévijat
ля́вата
ljávata
ля́вото
ljávoto
ле́вите
lévite
definite
(object form)
ле́вия
lévija
Comparative forms of ляв
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-ля́в
pó-ljáv
по́-ля́ва
pó-ljáva
по́-ля́во
pó-ljávo
по́-ле́ви
pó-lévi
definite
(subject form)
по́-ле́вият
pó-lévijat
по́-ля́вата
pó-ljávata
по́-ля́вото
pó-ljávoto
по́-ле́вите
pó-lévite
definite
(object form)
по́-ле́вия
pó-lévija
Superlative forms of ляв
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-ля́в
náj-ljáv
на́й-ля́ва
náj-ljáva
на́й-ля́во
náj-ljávo
на́й-ле́ви
náj-lévi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-ле́вият
náj-lévijat
на́й-ля́вата
náj-ljávata
на́й-ля́вото
náj-ljávoto
на́й-ле́вите
náj-lévite
definite
(object form)
на́й-ле́вия
náj-lévija

Alternative forms

  • лев (lev)dialectal, colloquial

Derived terms

  • леве́я се (levéja se) (stative verb)
  • лева́к m (levák), лева́чка f (leváčka, left-hander) (agent nouns)
    • лева́ча се (leváča se)
  • леви́ца (levíca, left wing/hand)

References

  • ляв”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ляв”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ляв”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 586
  • левъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

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