Peipus

English

Etymology

From German Peipussee.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪpəs/

Proper noun

Peipus

A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Synonyms

Pskovsko-Chudskoye

Translations

lake in Estonia/Russia

Danish: Peipus
Estonian: Peipsi-Pihkva järv (lake system), Peipsi järv, Peipsi (single lake)
Finnish: Peipsijärvi (fi)
Georgian: ჩუდ-ფსკოვის ტბა (čud-psḳovis ṭba)
German: Peipussee
Latvian: Peipusa-Pleskavas ezers
Lithuanian: Peipaus-Pskovo ežeras
Russian: Чу́дско-Пско́вское о́зеро (Čúdsko-Pskóvskoje ózero), Пско́вско-Чудско́е о́зеро (Pskóvsko-Čudskóje ózero)
Swedish: Peipus
Ukrainian: Чудське-Псковське озеро (Čudsʹke-Pskovsʹke ozero)

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