любый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic любъ (ljubŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ljubъ. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic любъ (ljubŭ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲubɨj]

Adjective

лю́бый • (ljúbyj) (comparative (по)лю́бее or (по)лю́бей)

  1. (folklore or poetic except short forms) dear, sweet, cute, pleasant, pleasing

Declension
Declension of лю́бый (short class a)
masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative лю́бый
ljúbyj		 лю́бое
ljúboje		 лю́бая
ljúbaja		 лю́бые
ljúbyje
genitive лю́бого
ljúbovo		 лю́бой
ljúboj		 лю́бых
ljúbyx
dative лю́бому
ljúbomu		 лю́бой
ljúboj		 лю́бым
ljúbym
accusative animate лю́бого
ljúbovo		 лю́бое
ljúboje		 лю́бую
ljúbuju		 лю́бых
ljúbyx
inanimate лю́бый
ljúbyj		 лю́бые
ljúbyje
instrumental лю́бым
ljúbym		 лю́бой, лю́бою
ljúboj, ljúboju		 лю́быми
ljúbymi
prepositional лю́бом
ljúbom		 лю́бой
ljúboj		 лю́бых
ljúbyx
short form люб
ljub		 лю́бо
ljúbo		 лю́ба
ljúba		 лю́бы
ljúby

Usage notes
  • Short forms, e.g. люб (ljub), are common and colloquial in everyday Russian.
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