Peipus

English

Etymology

From German Peipussee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪpəs/

Proper noun

Peipus

1. A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Synonyms

• Pskovsko-Chudskoye

Translations

lake in Estonia/Russia

• Danish: Peipus
• Estonian: Peipsi-Pihkva järv (lake system), Peipsi järv, Peipsi (single lake)
• Finnish: Peipsijärvi (fi)
• Georgian: ჩუდ-ფსკოვის ტბა (čud-psḳovis ṭba)
• German: Peipussee
• Latvian: Peipusa-Pleskavas ezers
• Lithuanian: Peipaus-Pskovo ežeras
• Russian: Чу́дско-Пско́вское о́зеро (Čúdsko-Pskóvskoje ózero), Пско́вско-Чудско́е о́зеро (Pskóvsko-Čudskóje ózero)
• Swedish: Peipus
• Ukrainian: Чудське-Псковське озеро (Čudsʹke-Pskovsʹke ozero)