adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/lɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/
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General-American:/lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
rhymes with -əʊniən
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Livonia or Livonians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Livonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Baltic-Finnic
5
noun
Meaning 5
a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Latvian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *liiva Estonian liivder. Latin Livoniabor. English Livonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Livonian From Livonia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
livonià
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Czech:
livonský
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Danish:
livisk
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
French:
livonien
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Hungarian:
lív
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Polish:
liwski
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Polish:
liwijski
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Polish:
liwoński
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Portuguese:
livónio
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Portuguese:
livônio
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Spanish:
livonio
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Swedish:
livländsk
— pertaining to Livonia or Livonians
Afrikaans:
lyflands
— language
Armenian:
լիվերեն
(liveren)
— language
Belarusian:
лі́ўская мо́ва
(líwskaja móva)
— language
Belarusian:
лі́ўская
(líwskaja)
— language
Breton:
livianeg
— language
Bulgarian:
ливонски език
(livonski ezik)
— language
Bulgarian:
ливонски
(livonski)
— language
Catalan:
livonià
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
利窩尼亞語 /利窝尼亚语
(Lìwōníyà yǔ)
— language
Czech:
livonština
— language
Danish:
livisk
— language
Dutch:
Lijfs
— language
Dutch:
Lijflands
— language
Estonian:
liivi
— language
Finnish:
liivi
— language
French:
livonien
— language
Galician:
livonio
— language
Georgian:
ლივური
(livuri)
— language
German:
Livisch
— language
Hebrew:
ליבונית
(livonit)
— language
Hungarian:
lív
— language
Irish:
Liovóinis
— language
Italian:
livone
— language
Italian:
livonio
— language
Japanese:
リヴォニア語
(Rivonia-go)
— language
Latvian:
lībiešu valoda
— language
Latvian:
līvu valoda
— language
Lithuanian:
livonų
— language
Livonian:
līvõ kēļ
— language
Norwegian:
livisk
— language
Polish:
język liwski
— language
Polish:
język liwijski
— language
Polish:
język liwoński
— language
Portuguese:
livónio
— language
Portuguese:
livônio
— language
Russian:
ли́вский
(lívskij)
— language
Spanish:
livonio
— language
Swedish:
liviska
— language
Ukrainian:
лі́вська мо́ва
(lívsʹka móva)
— language
Walloon:
livonyin
— language
Welsh:
Lifoneg
— language
Catalan:
livonià m livoniana
— person
Chinese Mandarin:
利窩尼亞人 /利窝尼亚人
(Lìwōníyà rén)
— person