Lviv

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See also: L'viv

English

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 Lviv on Wikipedia
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Raion

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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

Proper noun

Lviv

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

Synonyms

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Translations

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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

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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

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Etymology

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv).

Proper noun

Lviv

  1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)

Declension

    declension of Lviv
singular plural
nominative Lviv Lvivler
accusative Lviv'i Lvivleri
dative Lviv'e Lvivlere
locative Lviv'de Lvivlerde
ablative Lviv'den Lvivlerden
genitive Lviv'in Lvivlerin
    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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