Lviv

See also: L'viv

English
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Raion

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301).

Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvoŭ), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ləˈviːv/

Proper noun

Lviv

  1. A city and raion, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
  2. An oblast in western Ukraine.

Synonyms
  • L'vov, L’vov, Lvov (from Russian)
  • Lwów, Lwow, L'wow (from Polish)

(city):

(province):

  • Lviv Oblast

Translations

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv); the form in -ov is from Russian Львов (Lʹvov).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Lviv n

  1. Lviv, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Lviv

  1. Lviv, Lvov (an oblast in western Ukraine)
  2. Lviv, Lvov (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
    Synonyms: Lemberga, Leópolis

Turkish

Etymology

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv).

Proper noun

Lviv

  1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)

Declension
    declension of Lviv
singular plural
nominative Lviv Lvivler / Lviv'ler
accusative Lviv'i Lvivleri / Lviv'leri
dative Lviv'e Lvivlere / Lviv'lere
locative Lviv'de Lvivlerde / Lviv'lerde
ablative Lviv'den Lvivlerden / Lviv'lerden
genitive Lviv'in Lvivlerin / Lviv'lerin
    possessive of Lviv
singular plural
benim (my) Lviv'im Lvivlerim / Lviv'lerim
senin (your) Lviv'in Lvivlerin / Lviv'lerin
onun (his/her/its) Lviv'i Lvivleri / Lviv'leri
bizim (our) Lviv'imiz Lvivlerimiz / Lviv'lerimiz
sizin (your) Lviv'iniz Lvivleriniz / Lviv'leriniz
onların (their) Lviv'i / Lvivleri / Lviv'leri Lvivleri / Lviv'leri
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