Lev

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lev"

English

Proper noun

Lev

1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Лев (Lev).
2. A surname.
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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛf]

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Proper noun

Lev m anim

1. Leo (male given name)

   Lev Tolstoj ― Leo Tolstoy

2. a male surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Declension of Lev (hard masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Lev	Lvové
genitive	Lva	Lvů
dative	Lvovi, Lvu	Lvům
accusative	Lva	Lvy
vocative	Lve	Lvové
locative	Lvovi, Lvu	Lvech
instrumental	Lvem	Lvy

Noun

Lev m anim

1. (astronomy) Leo (in astronomy)
2. (astrology) the zodiacal sign Leo

Declension

Declension of Lev (hard masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Lev	Lvi, Lvové
genitive	Lva	Lvů
dative	Lvovi, Lvu	Lvům
accusative	Lva	Lvy
vocative	Lve	Lvi, Lvové
locative	Lvovi, Lvu	Lvech
instrumental	Lvem	Lvy

See also

Zodiac signs in Czech (layout · text)
Skopec	Býk	Blíženci	Rak
Lev	Panna	Váhy	Štír
Střelec	Kozoroh	Vodnář	Ryby

Further reading

• “Lev”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)