Львовъ

See also: львовъ

Old East Slavic

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /lɪˈʋɔʋʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /lʲɪˈʋɔʋʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲʋɔːʋ/
• Hyphenation: Ль‧во‧въ

Proper noun

Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ)

1. Lviv, city in present-day Western Ukraine

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: Льво́въ (Lʹvóv), Лво́въ (Lvóv), Илво́въ (Ilvóv)
  • Belarusian: Львоў (Lʹvoŭ)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: Львів (Lʹviv), Львӱв (Lʹvüv)
  • Ukrainian: Львів (Lʹviv); Льво̂въ (Lʹvôv) (pre-reform)
• Russian: Львов (Lʹvov)
• → Romanian: Liov
• → Crimean Tatar: İlbav
• → Latin: Leopolis (calque)

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• Львѡ́въ (Lʹvốv), Лво́въ (Lvóv), Ливо́въ (Livóv), Илво́въ (Ilvóv), Ілво́въ (Ilvóv), Лїѡ́въ (Lióv)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Льво́въ (Lĭvóvŭ), from the name Левъ (Levŭ).

Proper noun

Льво́въ • (Lʹvóv) m inan

1. Lviv (a city in western Ukraine)

Descendants

• Belarusian: Львоў (Lʹvoŭ)
• Carpathian Rusyn: Львів (Lʹviv), Львӱв (Lʹvüv)
• Ukrainian: Львів (Lʹviv); Льво̂въ (Lʹvôv) (pre-reform)