любов
/[lʲo̟ˈbɔf]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.love, attachment, affection
- 2.love affair, a romance
- 3.a love, a darling, a sweetheart (the object of one’s romantic feelings)
- 4.enthusiasm, fervour, zeal
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- любо́вник
- любо́вница
- любвеоби́лен
Synonyms
- о́бич
- охо́та
- жела́ние
Related words (3)
- лю́бя
- любу́вам се
- люб
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľuby. An alternative form of любъ́в (ljubǎ́v), but with a vocalised strong yer. Attested in a Tarnovo recension Middle Bulgarian manuscript from the early 1400s, so either one of the few cases of strong yer vocalisation in Eastern Bulgarian or influenced by Western Bulgarian tradition.
Forms
- любо́вcanonical • feminine
- ljubóvromanization
- любо́венadjective • relational
- любо́вindefinite • singular
- любо́виindefinite • plural
- любовта́definite • singular
- любо́витеdefinite • plural
- любъвalternative • obsolete