Livonian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Finnic *liiva

Estonian liivder.

Latin Livoniabor.

English Livonia

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Livonian

From Livonia + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
• Rhymes: -əʊniən

Proper noun

Livonian

1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.

Translations

language

• Afrikaans: lyflands
• Armenian: լիվերեն (hy) (liveren)
• Belarusian: лі́ўская мо́ва f (líwskaja móva), лі́ўская f (líwskaja)
• Breton: livianeg
• Bulgarian: ливонски език m (livonski ezik), ливонски m (livonski)
• Catalan: livonià m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利窩尼亞語 / 利窝尼亚语 (Lìwōníyà yǔ)

• Czech: livonština (cs) f
• Danish: livisk n
• Dutch: Lijfs n, Lijflands (nl) n
• Estonian: liivi
• Finnish: liivi (fi)
• French: livonien (fr) m
• Galician: livonio
• Georgian: ლივური (livuri)
• German: Livisch (de)
• Hebrew: ליבונית f (livonit)
• Hungarian: lív (hu)
• Irish: Liovóinis f
• Italian: livone, livonio
• Japanese: リヴォニア語 (ja) (リヴォニアご, Rivonia-go)
• Latvian: lībiešu valoda, līvu valoda
• Lithuanian: livonų
• Livonian: līvõ kēļ
• Norwegian: livisk
• Polish: język liwski m inan, język liwijski m inan, język liwoński m inan
• Portuguese: livónio (pt) (Portugal), livônio (pt) (Brazil)
• Russian: ли́вский (ru) (lívskij)
• Spanish: livonio (es)
• Swedish: liviska (sv)
• Ukrainian: лі́вська мо́ва f (lívsʹka móva)
• Walloon: livonyin
• Welsh: Lifoneg f

Noun

Livonian (plural Livonians)

1. A person from Livonia.

Translations

person

• Catalan: livonià m livoniana f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利窩尼亞人 / 利窝尼亚人 (Lìwōníyà rén)

• Czech: Livonec m
• Danish: liver (da) c
• Estonian: liivlane
• Finnish: liiviläinen (fi)
• French: Livonien (fr) m, Livonienne f
• German: Livländer m, Livländerin f
• Hungarian: lív (hu)
• Irish: Liovónach m
• Italian: livone
• Japanese: リヴォニア人 (リヴォニアじん, Rivonia-jin)
• Livonian: līvli
• Polish: Liw m pers, Liwijka f
• Spanish: livonio (es) m, livonia f
• Swedish: livländare c, liver (sv) c pl

Adjective

Livonian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Livonia or Livonians.

Translations

pertaining to Livonia or Livonians

• Catalan: livonià
• Czech: livonský m
• Danish: livisk
• French: livonien (fr) m
• Hungarian: lív (hu)
• Polish: liwski (pl), liwijski, liwoński (pl)
• Portuguese: livónio (pt) (Portugal), livônio (pt) (Brazil)
• Spanish: livonio (es)
• Swedish: livländsk (sv)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Livonian, liv ⁠