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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