Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Langelijle in 1580. Potentially a compound of lang (long) and dialectal lillen (shake weakly, shudder weakly) or the hydronym Linde. Originally the name of a road.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌlɑ.ŋəˈlɪ.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧lil‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun edit

Langelille n

  1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN