Lwów

See also: Lwow and lwów

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish Lwów, from Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), from Львъ (Lĭvŭ, “Leo”), named after Leo I of Galicia, a 13th century king of Ruthenia and son of the founder of the city, Daniel of Galicia. By surface analysis, Lew +‎ -ów.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlvuf/
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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

Further reading

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