Ljubljana

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovene Ljubljana.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌl(j)ʊbliˈɑːnə/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Proper noun

Ljubljana

  1. The capital city of Slovenia.

Derived terms

Translations

Estonian

Proper noun

Ljubljana

  1. Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lju.bli.ja.na/

Proper noun

Ljubljana ?

  1. Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈli̯uːbəlˌjaːna/, [liˌuːbl̩-], [ˈljuːbl̩-], /ˈjuːbəlˌjaːna/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Ljubljana n (proper noun, genitive Ljubljanas or (optionally with an article) Ljubljana)

  1. (chiefly Germany, Switzerland) Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)
    Synonym: (Austria; otherwise now less common) Laibach

Icelandic

Proper noun

Ljubljana ?

  1. Ljubljana (the capital of Slovenia)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ljubljana f

  1. Alternative spelling of Liubliana

Romanian

Proper noun

Ljubljana f

  1. Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʎubʎǎna/
  • Hyphenation: Ljub‧lja‧na

Proper noun

Ljubljàna f (Cyrillic spelling Љубља̀на)

  1. Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)

Declension
Declension of Ljubljana
singular
nominative Ljubljana
genitive Ljubljane
dative Ljubljani
accusative Ljubljanu
vocative Ljubljano
locative Ljubljani
instrumental Ljubljano

Slovene

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Tijmen Pronk suggests a derivation from Proto-Slavic *ľubъ (“pleasant, sweet, love”). Silvo Torkar suggests a connection to the old Slavic name Ljubovid (“one of a lovely appearance”), itself from the former. More at Ljubljana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ljubljàːna/
  • Audio (Slovene)(file)

Proper noun

Ljubljána f

  1. Ljubljana (the capital city of Slovenia)

Inflection
Feminine, a-stem
nominative Ljubljána
genitive Ljubljáne
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 Ljubljána
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 —
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 —
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 —
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 Ljubljáni
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 Ljubljáno
  • Ljubljánčan / Ljubljánčanka
  • ljubljánski
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