Litwin

See also: litwin

English

Etymology

From German, from Polish Litwin (“Lithuanian”).

Proper noun

Litwin

1. A surname from Polish German.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Litwin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 448.

Polish

Etymology

From Litwa +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.tfin/

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• Rhymes: -itfin
• Syllabification: Li‧twin
• Homophone: litwin

Noun

Litwin m pers (female equivalent Litwinka)

1. Lithuanian (person from Lithuania)

   Synonym: Litwak

2. (historical) Litvin (person from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania)

Declension

Declension of Litwin

	singular	plural
nominative	Litwin	Litwini/Litwiny (deprecative)
genitive	Litwina	Litwinów
dative	Litwinowi	Litwinom
accusative	Litwina	Litwinów
instrumental	Litwinem	Litwinami
locative	Litwinie	Litwinach
vocative	Litwinie	Litwini

Derived terms

(nouns):

• litwinizacja

(verbs):

• litwinizować impf
• zlitwinizować pf

Related terms

(adjectives):

• litewski
• litwacki

(nouns):

• litewka
• litewskość
• litewszczyzna
• Litwa
• litwaczka
• Litwaczka
• litwak
• Litwak

Proper noun

Litwin m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Litwin

	singular	plural
nominative	Litwin	Litwinowie
genitive	Litwina	Litwinów
dative	Litwinowi	Litwinom
accusative	Litwina	Litwinów
instrumental	Litwinem	Litwinami
locative	Litwinie	Litwinach
vocative	Litwinie	Litwinowie

Proper noun

Litwin f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• Litwin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Litwin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Litwin”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022