Lviv
See also: L'viv
English
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editFrom 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.
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editLviv
- A city and raion, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
- An oblast in western Ukraine.
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Translations
editcity in western Ukraine
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oblast
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Dutch
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editEtymology
editFrom Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv); the form in -ov is from Russian Львов (Lʹvov).
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Proper noun
editLviv n
Further reading
edit- Lviv on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Portuguese
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editLviv
Turkish
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editLviv
Declension
edit declension of Lviv
possessive of Lviv
singular | plural | |
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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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