See also: любꙑ

Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *ľubъ.

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Adjective

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лю́бы (ljúby)

  1. dear, darling
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Noun

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лю́бы (ljúbym pers (genitive лю́бага, nominative plural лю́быя, genitive plural лю́бых)

  1. (referring to a male) dear, darling, sweetheart
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Etymology 2

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From Etymology 1, with a semantic shift ‘the one you like’ > ‘any’. Compare Russian любо́й (ljubój).

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Determiner

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любы́ (ljubým

  1. any, either (of two)
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