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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

лев

noun, masculine, animate
somewhat often used word (top 3000)

Noun basics

Gender: none/unknown masculine feminine both (m & f) neuter plural only

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

C1 Animals

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lion

Also: Leo, lew, lev

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Не дразни́ льва, хоть и привязан он. Vex not too far the lion, chained though he be.
У него была́ голова́ же́нщины, те́ло льва, кры́лья пти́цы и хвост змеи. It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
Некоторые живо́тные, таки́е как львы, едя́т мя́со. Some animals, such as lions, eat meat.
Львов для львов! Lviv for lions!
Лисе не нужна́ сме́лость льва, а льву не нужна́ ли́сья хи́трость. A fox doesn't need the bravery of a lion, a lion doesn't need the foxery of a fox.
Оле́нь пал же́ртвой льва. The deer fell a prey to the lion.
Львы обита́ют в Африке. Lions dwell in Africa.
В Африке есть много львов. In Africa there are many lions.
Они пойма́ли льва живы́м. They caught a lion alive.
Ты когда-нибудь ви́дел льва? Have you ever seen a lion?

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	лев	львы́
gen. genitive	льва́	льво́в
dat. dative	льву́	льва́м
acc. accusative	льва́	льво́в
inst. instrumental	льво́м	льва́ми
prep. prepositional	льве́	льва́х