Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vilnius

/ˈvɪlni.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: vil-nius
IPA: /ˈvɪlni.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Lithuania.

name

The Lithuanian government.

Example Sentences

"Owner David Yeh says his Little-One bar -- a homophone to Lithuania's Mandarin name "Litaowan" -- started getting more attention last year after Vilnius became the first EU government to donate vaccines."

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Vìlnius

Derived Forms

Vilnian Vilniusite

Questions

How do you pronounce vilnius?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪlni.əs/.
What does vilnius mean?: The capital and largest city of Lithuania.
Where does vilnius come from?: From Lithuanian Vi̇̀lnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

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