Belarusian

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Etymology

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From Old Belarusian голубь (holubʹ), from Old East Slavic голубь (golubĭ), from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɣoɫup]
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Noun

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го́луб (hólubm animal (genitive го́луба, nominative plural галубы́, genitive plural галубо́ў, feminine галу́бка, relational adjective галубі́ны, diminutive галубо́к)

  1. pigeon, dove
  2. (figuratively) pet name for a man

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References

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  • голуб” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

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го̏лӯб m (Latin spelling gȍlūb)

  1. pigeon
  2. dove

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Ukrainian голубь (holubʹ), from Old East Slavic голубь (golubĭ), from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.

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Noun

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го́луб (hólubm animal (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів, feminine голу́бка, relational adjective голуби́ний or голуб'я́чий, diminutive голубо́к or голубе́ць)

  1. pigeon, dove

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го́луб (hólubm pers (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів, feminine голу́бка, diminutive голубо́к)

  1. (figuratively) pet name for a man

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го́луб (hólubm inan (genitive го́луба, nominative plural го́луби, genitive plural го́лубів)

  1. (obsolete) a pigeon-like decoration made with paper, wax or other material

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: hulub

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