Litwa

See also: litwa, litwą, and Litwą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *Litъva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.tfa/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Audio 3:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itfa
  • Syllabification: Li‧twa
  • Homophone: litwa

Proper noun

Litwa f (related adjective litewski)

  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)
  2. (colloquial, historical) Grand Duchy of Lithuania (a former European kingdom from the 13th century until 1795, encompassing the territory of modern-day Lithuania and Belarus, a large part of Ukraine, and small parts of Russia and Poland)
    Synonym: Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives
  • litwacki
nouns
verbs
  • litwinizować impf
  • zlitwinizować pf

See also

Proper noun

Litwa m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Litwa f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Litwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Litwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Litwa in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Litwa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Silesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.tfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itfa
  • Syllabification: Li‧twa

Proper noun

Litwa f

  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe; official name: Litewsko Republika)

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
  • litewsko

Turkmen

Proper noun

Litwa

  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Litwa
singular only
nominative Litwa
accusative Litwany
genitive Litwanyň
dative Litwā
locative Litwada
ablative Litwadan