любити

• ⰾⱓⰱⰻⱅⰻ (ljubiti) — Glagolitic

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰéyeti, from *lewbʰ-.

любити • (ljubiti) impf

1. (transitive) to love
   • from Vita Methodii, 0700300-0700310:

     а тꙑ любиши гороу вельми, то не мози горꙑ ради оставити оучениꙗ своѥго

     a ty ljubiši goru velĭmi, to ne mozi gory radi ostaviti učenija svojego

     Though you have great love for the mountain, still leave not your teaching for the mountain’s sake.

   • 11th century, Codex Marianus (in Glagolitic), Gospel of Luke 7:47:

     ⰵⰳⱁⰶⰵ ⱃⰰⰴⰻ ⰳⰾ҃ⱙ ⱅⰻ· ⱁⱅⱏⱂⱆⱎⱅⰰⱙⱅⱏ ⱄⱔ ⰵⰻ ⰳⱃⱑⱄⰻ ⰿⱐⱀⱁⰸⰻ· ⱑⰽⱁ ⰲⱐⰸⰾⱓⰱⰻ ⰿⱏⱀⱁⰳⱁ· ⰰ ⰵⰿⱆⰶⰵ ⰿⱐⱀⰵ ⱁⱅⱏⰴⰰ ⱄⱔ· ⰿⱐⱀⱐⱎⱐⰿⰻ ⰾⱓⰱⰻⱅⱏ·

     [егоже ради гл҃ѭ ти· отъпоуштаѭтъ сѧ еи грѣси мьнози· ѣко вьзлюби мъного· а емоуже мьне отъда сѧ· мьньшьми любитъ·]

     egože radi gl:jǫ ti· otŭpuštajǫtŭ sę ei grěsi mĭnozi· jěko vĭzljubi mŭnogo· a emuže mĭne otŭda sę· mĭnĭšĭmi ljubitŭ·

     Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

   • 11th century, Codex Marianus (in Glagolitic), Gospel of John 20:2:

     ⱅⰵⱍⰵ ⰶⰵ ⰻ ⱂⱃⰻⰴⰵ ⰽⱏ ⱄⰻⰿⱁⱀⱆ ⱂⰵⱅⱃⱆ· ⰺ ⰽⱏ ⰴⱃⱆⰳⱆⰿⱆ ⱆⱍⰵⱀⰻⰽⱆ· ⰵⰳⱁⰶⰵ ⰾⱓⰱⰾⱑⰰⱎⰵ ⰻⱄ҃ⱏ· ⰺ ⰳⰾ҃ⰰ ⰻⰿⰰ ⰲⱏⰸⱔⱄⱔ ⰳ҃ⰰ ⱁⱅⱏ ⰳⱃⱁⰱⰰ· ⰺ ⱀⰵ ⰲⱑⰿⱐ ⰽⱏⰴⰵ ⱂⱁⰾⱁⰶⰻⱎⱔ ⰻ·

     [тече же и приде къ симоноу петроу· ꙇ къ дроугоумоу оученикоу· егоже люблѣаше ис҃ъ· ꙇ гл҃а има възѧсѧ г҃а отъ гроба· ꙇ не вѣмь къде положишѧ и·]

     teče že i pride kŭ simonu petru· i kŭ drugumu učeniku· egože ljublěaše is:ŭ· i gl:a ima vŭzęsę g:a otŭ groba· i ne věmĭ kŭde položišę i·

     Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

   • 11th century, Sava's book (in Old Cyrillic), Gospel of John 21:17:

     г҃ла е҆моу третие҆е҆ симоне и҆о҆нинъ любиши ли мѧ·

     g:la emu tretijeje simone ioninŭ ljubiši li mę·

     He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?

2. (transitive) to wish, to like doing something
   • 11th century, Codex Marianus (in Glagolitic), Gospel of Matthew 6:5:

     ῾ⰺ ⰵⰳⰴⰰ ⰿⱁⰾⰻⱎⰻ ⱄⱔ ⱀⰵ ⰱⱘⰴⰻ ⱑⰽⱁ ⰻ ⰾⰻⱌⰵⰿⱑⱃⰻ· ⱑⰽⱁ ⰾⱓⰱⱔⱅⱏ ⱀⰰ ⱄⱁⱀⱏⰿⰻⱎⱅⰻⱈⱏ ⰻ ⰲⱏ ⱄⱅⱏⰳⱀⰰⱈⱏⰻ ⱀⰰ ⱃⰰⱄⱂⱘⱅⰻⱈⱏ ⱄⱅⱁⱗⱎⱅⰵ ⰿⱁⰾⰻⱅⰻ ⱄⱔ· ⰴⰰ ⱑⰲⱔⱅⱏ ⱄⱔ ⱍⰾⱁⰲⱑⰽⱁⰿⱏ·

     [ꙇ҅ егда молиши сѧ не бѫди ѣко и лицемѣри· ѣко любѧтъ на сонъмиштихъ и въ стъгнахъи на распѫтихъ стоѩште молити сѧ· да ѣвѧтъ сѧ чловѣкомъ·]

     hi egda moliši sę ne bǫdi jěko i liceměri· jěko ljubętŭ na sonŭmištixŭ i vŭ stŭgnaxŷi na raspǫtixŭ stojęšte moliti sę· da jěvętŭ sę člověkomŭ·

     And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men.

   • 11th century, Codex Marianus (in Glagolitic), Gospel of Matthew 23:6:

     ⰾⱓⰱⱔⱅⱏ ⰶⰵ ⱂⱃⱑⰶⰴⰵⰲⱏⰸⰾⱑⰳⰰⱀⰻⱑ ⱀⰰ ⰲⰵⱍⰵⱃⱑⱈⱏ· ⰺ ⱂⱃⱑⰶⰴⰵⱄⱑⰴⰰⱀⰻⱑ ⱀⰰ ⱄⱁⱀⱏⰿⰻⱎⱅⰻⱈⱏ· ⰺ ⱌⱑⰾⱁⰲⰰⱀⰻⱑ ⱀⰰ ⱅⱃⱏⰶⰻⱎⱅⰻⱈⱏ ⰺ ⱀⰰⱃⰻⱌⰰⱅⰻ ⱄⱔ ⱁⱅⱏ ⱍⰾ҃ⰽⱏ ⱃⰰⰲⱐⰲⰻ·

     [любѧтъ же прѣждевъзлѣганиѣ на вечерѣхъ· ꙇ прѣждесѣданиѣ на сонъмиштихъ· ꙇ цѣлованиѣ на тръжиштихъ ꙇ нарицати сѧ отъ чл҃къ равьви·]

     ljubętŭ že prěždevŭzlěganijě na večerěxŭ· i prěždesědanijě na sonŭmištixŭ· i cělovanijě na trŭžištixŭ i naricati sę otŭ čl:kŭ ravĭvi·

     And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

   • 11th century, Retko, Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Cyrillic), page 289, line 1:

     глаголати къ богоу любꙙ въ мльчании҆·

     glagolati kŭ bogu ljubę vŭ mlĭčanii·

     Desiring to converse with God in quietness.

• любо (ljubo)
• любꙑ f (ljuby)

• → Romanian: iubi

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016), Старобългарска читанка‎^[1], София
• Derksen, Rick (2008), “*ļūbìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “любити”, in Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X—XI веков) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)] (overall work in Russian), Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 315

• “любити”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
• “любити”, in Исторически речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022

From Middle Ukrainian любити (ljubyty), from Old East Slavic любити (ljubiti), from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰéyeti, from *lewbʰ-.

• IPA^(key): [lʲʊˈbɪte]

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люби́ти • (ljubýty) impf

1. to like, to love (platonically or aesthetically)

• коха́ти (koxáty) (romantically or sexually)

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “любити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “любити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “любити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “любити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “любити”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “любити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “любити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)