Vilnius
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Vilnius
See also: Vilníus
English
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vìlnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪlni.əs/, /ˈvɪlnjəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Vilnius
- The capital city of Lithuania.
- (metonymically) The Lithuanian government.
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Translations
capital of Lithuania
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Afrikaans
Proper noun
Vilnius
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Derived terms
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Lithuanian Vilnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius m inan (related adjective vilniuský)
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Declension
Further reading
- “Vilnius”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Dutch
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius n
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Synonyms
- Wilnioes (obsolete)
Estonian
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Faroese
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius m
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Vilnius |
| Accusative | Vilnius |
| Dative | Vilniusi |
| Genitive | Vilnius |
French
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius ?
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
German
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius n (proper noun, genitive Vilnius' or (with an article) Vilnius)
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Hungarian
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Vilnius | — |
| accusative | Vilniust | — |
| dative | Vilniusnak | — |
| instrumental | Vilniusszal | — |
| causal-final | Vilniusért | — |
| translative | Vilniusszá | — |
| terminative | Vilniusig | — |
| essive-formal | Vilniusként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Vilniusban | — |
| superessive | Vilniuson | — |
| adessive | Vilniusnál | — |
| illative | Vilniusba | — |
| sublative | Vilniusra | — |
| allative | Vilniushoz | — |
| elative | Vilniusból | — |
| delative | Vilniusról | — |
| ablative | Vilniustól | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Vilniusé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Vilniuséi | — |
| Possessive forms of Vilnius | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Vilniusom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Vilniusod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Vilniusa | — |
| 1st person plural | Vilniusunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Vilniusotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Vilniusuk | — |
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius ?
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
- Synonym: Vilna
Lithuanian
Etymology
After the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vìlnius m (uncountable, related adjective vilnìškis, demonym vilniẽtis, female demonym vilniẽtė) stress pattern 1
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
- Vilnius (a village in Kupiškis District Municipality, Panevėžys County, Lithuania)
Declension
Declension of Vìlnius
Further reading
- Vilnius in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Lithuanian Vilnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius
- Alternative spelling of Vílnius
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Lithuanian Vìlnius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vilnius m inan (genitive singular Vilniusu, declension pattern of dub)
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
Declension
Declension of Vilnius
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Vilnius”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Swedish
Etymology
From Lithuanian Vilnius.
Proper noun
Vilnius n (genitive Vilnius)
- Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)