לוואָוו

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • לוויוו (lviv) — from Ukrainian
  • לבֿובֿ (lvov)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Львов (Lʹvov), from Old East Slavic Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ).

Proper noun

לוואָוו • (lvov) n

  1. Lviv (a city, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine)
    Synonym: לעמבערג (lemberg)

Derived terms

  • לוואָווער (lvover)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “לוואָוו” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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