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”

Related terms

• лъв (lǎv, “lion”)
  • лъ́вски (lǎ́vski), лъ́вов (lǎ́vov, “lion's”)

Macedonian

Proper noun

Лвов • (Lvov)

1. Misspelling of Лавов (Lavov).