Standard Lemma guide

Livonian

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /lɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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
  • Czech: Livonec — person
  • Danish: liver — person
  • Estonian: liivlane — person
  • Finnish: liiviläinen — person
  • French: Livonien — person
  • French: Livonienne — person
  • German: Livländer — person
  • German: Livländerin — person
  • Hungarian: lív — person
  • Irish: Liovónach — person
  • Italian: livone — person
  • Japanese: リヴォニア人 (Rivonia-jin) — person
  • Livonian: līvli — person
  • Polish: Liw — person
  • Polish: Liwijka — person
  • Spanish: livonio — person
  • Spanish: livonia — person
  • Swedish: livländare — person
  • Swedish: liver — person