See also: любити

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʎǔːbiti/
  • Hyphenation: љу‧би‧ти

Verb

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љу́бити impf (Latin spelling ljúbiti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to love
  2. (transitive) to be devoted to
  3. (transitive) to dote upon, idolize
  4. (transitive) to fondle, hug
  5. (transitive) to kiss
  6. (reflexive) to kiss each other
  7. (reflexive) to love each other

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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