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lviv

/ləˈviːv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
lviv
IPA
/ləˈviːv/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.

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A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.

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A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.

name

A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.

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Numerous villages in Ukraine:

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Numerous villages in Ukraine:

Etymology

From 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 (Lʹvow), 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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Львів, Лвовъ

Inflected Forms

L'viv (alternative) L'vov (alternative) Lvov (alternative)

Synonyms

L'vov L’vov Lvov Lwów Lwow L'wow Lemberg Leopolis Lemberg region Lviv Oblast

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce lviv?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈviːv/.
What does lviv mean?
A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
Where does lviv come from?
From 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 (Lʹvow), 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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