# Vilnius
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɪlni.əs/, /ˈvɪlnjəs/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Proper noun

Vilnius
* The capital city of Lithuania.
* (metonymically) The Lithuanian government.
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#### Translations
## Afrikaans
### Proper noun

Vilnius
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Derived terms

* Vilniusse
* Vilniusser

## Czech
### Etymology

Derived from Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɪlnɪjus]

### Proper noun

Vilnius m inan (related adjective vilniuský)
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Vilnius”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius n
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Synonyms

* Wilnioes (obsolete)

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius m
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Declension
## French
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vil.njys/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Vilnius ?
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

## German
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius n (proper noun, genitive Vilnius' or (with an article) Vilnius)
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvilnijus]
* Hyphenation: Vil‧ni‧us
* Rhymes: -us

### Proper noun

Vilnius
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Derived terms

* vilniusi

## Italian
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvil.njus/
* Rhymes: -ilnjus
* Hyphenation: Vìl‧nius

### Proper noun

Vilnius ?
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
    Synonym: Vilna

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

After the Vilnia River, from vilnis (“wave”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Vil‧nius

### Proper noun

Vìlnius m (uncountable, related adjective vilnìškis, demonym vilniẽtis, female demonym vilniẽtė) stress pattern 1
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)
** Vilnius (a county of Lithuania)
    Vilniaus apskritisVilnius County
** Vilnius (a city municipality of Lithuania)
    Vilniaus miesto savivaldybėVilnius City Municipality
** Vilnius (a district municipality of Lithuania)
    Vilniaus rajono savivaldybėVilnius District Municipality
* Vilnius (a village in Kupiškis District Municipality, Panevėžys County, Lithuania)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Vilnius in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvil.niwʃ/ [ˈviɫ.niwʃ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈvil.niwʃ/ [ˈviɫ.niwʃ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbil.niwʃ/ [ˈbiɫ.niwʃ]

### Proper noun

Vilnius
* Alternative spelling of Vílnius

## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian Vìlnius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈviɫɲi̯us/

### Proper noun

Vilnius m inan (genitive singular Vilniusu, declension pattern of dub)
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)

#### Derived terms

* Vilniusan
* Vilniusanka
* vilniusky

### Further reading

* “Vilnius”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Lithuanian Vilnius.

### Proper noun

Vilnius n (genitive Vilnius)
* Vilnius (the capital city of Lithuania)