Лвов

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ) (modern Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv)), named after Lev Danilovič, a knyaz of Medieval Galisia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫvɔf] (hypercorrect)
  • IPA(key): [ɫɐˈvɔf]

Proper noun

Лвов • (Lvov)

  1. Lviv (city in western Ukraine)

Alternative forms

  • Лвив (Lviv) — Ukrainian pronunciation
  • Лъвов город (Lǎvov gorod) — Ruthenian variant, literally: “lion's city”
  • лъв (lǎv, “lion”)
    • лъ́вски (lǎ́vski), лъ́вов (lǎ́vov, “lion's”)

Macedonian

Proper noun

Лвов • (Lvov)

  1. misspelling of Лавов (Lavov)
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