Lwów

See also: Lwow and lwów

Polish

Etymology

From Lew +‎ -ów, named after Leo I of Galicia, a 13th century king of Rus' and son of the founder of the city, Daniel of Galicia. Lew is the East Slavic calque (loan translation) of the Latin personal name Leo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lvuf/

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• Rhymes: -uf
• Syllabification: Lwów
• Homophone: lwów

Proper noun

Lwów m inan (related adjective lwowski)

1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)
2. Lviv (an oblast in eastern Ukraine).

Declension

Declension of Lwów

	singular
nominative	Lwów
genitive	Lwowa
dative	Lwowowi
accusative	Lwów
instrumental	Lwowem
locative	Lwowie
vocative	Lwowie

Derived terms

nouns

• lwowianin
• lwowianka

 

Further reading

• Lwów in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Lwów in Polish dictionaries at PWN