Ohrid

O1H4R1I1D2
/ˈɒx.ɹɪd//ˈəʊx.ɹɪd/

proper noun

A city in southwestern North Macedonia.

OriginMacedonian Охрид →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in southwestern North Macedonia.

Origin

  1. MacedonianОхрид
  2. EnglishOhrid

Borrowed from Macedonian Охрид (Ohrid), from о- (o-) + хрид (hrid, “mount, hill, elevation”). It has been proposed by Katičić that the modern name is a modified version of the ancient Greek name, where the transition of "Lychnidus" to "Ohrid" presupposes a characteristic sound development from Albanian. Same development as Nish from Naissos, Shtip from Astibos and Sharr from Scardus, which may have thereby entered Slavic.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λυχνίς, Λυχνιδός
  • Λυχνίς (Lukhnís)city in southwestern North Macedonia
  • Λυχνιδός (Lukhnidós)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Bulgarian О́хрид
  • О́хрид (Óhrid)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Chinese Mandarin 奧赫里德
  • 奧赫里德 (Àohèlǐdé)city in southwestern North Macedonia
French Ohrid
  • Ohridcity in southwestern North Macedonia
German Ohrid, Ochrid
  • Ohridcity in southwestern North Macedonia
  • Ochridcity in southwestern North Macedonia
Greek Οχρίδα, Αχρίδα
  • Οχρίδα (Ochrída)city in southwestern North Macedonia
  • Αχρίδα (Achrída)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Hebrew אוחריד
  • אוחריד (ókhrid)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Hindi ओह्रिद
  • ओह्रिद (ohrid)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Italian Ocrida
  • Ocridacity in southwestern North Macedonia
Korean 오흐리드
  • 오흐리드 (oheurideu)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Latin Lychnidus, Ochrida
  • Lychniduscity in southwestern North Macedonia
  • Ochridacity in southwestern North Macedonia
Polish Ochryda
  • Ochrydacity in southwestern North Macedonia
Romanian Ohrida
  • Ohridacity in southwestern North Macedonia
Russian О́хрид
  • О́хрид (Óxrid)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Spanish Ocrida
  • Ocridacity in southwestern North Macedonia
Turkish Ohri
  • Ohricity in southwestern North Macedonia
Ukrainian О́хрид
  • О́хрид (Óxryd)city in southwestern North Macedonia
Vietnamese Ohrid
  • Ohridcity in southwestern North Macedonia
Cite this entry
APA

Ohrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohrid

MLA

“Ohrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohrid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ohrid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ohrid.

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