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луб

/[ɫup]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    the inner bark of a tree, bast

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • лубо́к
  • лубяно́й
  • па́луба
Synonyms
  • подко́рье

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lubъ (“bast”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰ-ó-s, from *lewbʰ- (“to peel, cut off, harm”). Cognate with Lithuanian lùpti (“to peel, to shell”), Latvian luba (“narrow strip of wood”), Latin liber (“book, inner bark of a tree”), Proto-Germanic *laubą (whence English leaf).

Forms

  • lubromanization
  • лу́баgenitive
  • лубяно́йadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
лу́б
Plural
лу́бья^*, лу́бья, lúbʹja
Genitive
Singular
лу́ба
Plural
лу́бьев^*, лу́бьев, lúbʹjev
Dative
Singular
лу́бу
Plural
лу́бьям, lúbʹjam
Accusative
Singular
лу́б
Plural
лу́бья, lúbʹja
Instrumental
Singular
лу́бом
Plural
лу́бьями, lúbʹjami
Prepositional
Singular
лу́бе
Plural
лу́бьях, lúbʹjax

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