Oude Leije
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as op ter leya in 1466. Calque of West Frisian Alde Leie, derived in turn from Old Frisian ald (“old”) and leije (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms calqued from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯ə
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯ə/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands