Lwów

See also: Lwow and lwów

Polish

Etymology

From Lew +‎ -ów, named after Leo I of Galicia, a 13th century king of Rus' and son of the founder of the city, Daniel of Galicia. Lew is the East Slavic calque (loan translation) of the Latin personal name Leo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lvuf/
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  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Syllabification: Lwów
  • Homophone: lwów

Proper noun

Lwów m inan (related adjective lwowski)

  1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)
  2. Lviv (an oblast in eastern Ukraine).

Declension
Declension of Lwów
singular
nominative Lwów
genitive Lwowa
dative Lwowowi
accusative Lwów
instrumental Lwowem
locative Lwowie
vocative Lwowie

Derived terms
nouns
  • lwowianin
  • lwowianka

Further reading
  • Lwów in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Lwów in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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