Vilnius

See also: Vilníus

English

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vìlnius, after the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

Vilnius

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪlni.əs/, /ˈvɪlnjəs/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. The capital city of Lithuania.
  2. (metonymically) The Lithuanian government.
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Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪlnɪjus]

Etymology

Derived from Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius m inan (related adjective vilniuský)

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Declension

Further reading

  • Vilnius in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Dutch

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius n

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Synonyms

  • Wilnioes (obsolete)

Estonian

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Faroese

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius m

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Vilnius
Accusative Vilnius
Dative Vilniusi
Genitive Vilnius

French

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vil.njys/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Vilnius ?

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

German

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Vilnius n (proper noun, genitive Vilnius' or (with an article) Vilnius)

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Hungarian

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvilnijus]
  • Hyphenation: Vil‧ni‧us
  • Rhymes: -us

Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Vilnius —
accusative Vilniust —
dative Vilniusnak —
instrumental Vilniusszal —
causal-final Vilniusért —
translative Vilniusszá —
terminative Vilniusig —
essive-formal Vilniusként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Vilniusban —
superessive Vilniuson —
adessive Vilniusnál —
illative Vilniusba —
sublative Vilniusra —
allative Vilniushoz —
elative Vilniusból —
delative Vilniusról —
ablative Vilniustól —
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Vilniusé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Vilniuséi —
Possessive forms of Vilnius
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Vilniusom —
2nd person sing. Vilniusod —
3rd person sing. Vilniusa —
1st person plural Vilniusunk —
2nd person plural Vilniusotok —
3rd person plural Vilniusuk —

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvil.njus/
  • Rhymes: -ilnjus
  • Hyphenation: Vìl‧nius

Proper noun

Vilnius ?

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
    Synonym: Vilna

Lithuanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs]

Proper noun

Vìlnius m stress pattern 1

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Lithuanian Vilnius.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvil.niwʃ/ [ˈviɫ.niwʃ]

Proper noun

Vilnius

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Lithuanian Vìlnius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviɫɲi̯us/

Proper noun

Vilnius m inan (genitive singular Vilniusu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Vilniusan
  • Vilniusanka
  • vilniusky

Further reading

  • Vilnius in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

Proper noun

Vilnius n (genitive Vilnius)

  1. Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
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