Leiden
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Leyden (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch Leiden, which see. Leiden has historically been associated with the Roman outpost Lugdūnum Batāvōrum and so it was thought the name Leiden had to be derived from this Latin name. This particular castellum was however closer to the town of Katwijk, whereas the Roman settlement near modern-day Leiden was called Matilo.[1]
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Leiden
- A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
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References edit
- ^ Jona Lendering (), “Towns in Germania Inferior: Lugdunum (Brittenburg)”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], Livius.org, archived from the original on 2014-02-15
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch Leiden, older Leithen, originally the name of the village now called Leiderdorp, then transferred to the younger nearby settlement. Formerly hypothesized to be from Middle Dutch lēde (“dyke, drainage channel”), but this is derived from the past stem *lid- of Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to pass through”), thus requiring an original -d-, not -þ- (see Grammatischer Wechsel). The early ei-spelling also speaks against this derivation. Instead probably from a Frankish *Lagiþon, from Proto-Germanic *laguz (“water”) + the placename suffix *-iþi.
The usual latinisation Lugdunum was taken from the name of a defunct historical settlement north of Katwijk, which was erroneously identified with Leiden. There is in all likelihood no relation between the two names.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯.də(n)/
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯.ə/ (locally; traditional, now sometimes affected)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Lei‧den
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
- Homophones: leiden, lijden
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Leiden n
- Leiden (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Sleutelstad (nickname)
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References edit
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “leiden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “leiden2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Gerund of leiden (“to bear, to endure, to suffer”), a cognate of English lithe.
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Leiden n (strong, genitive Leidens, plural Leiden)
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- Kummer m
- Kümmernis f
- Sorge f
- Trauer f
- Traurigkeit f
Etymology 2 edit
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Leiden n (proper noun, genitive Leidens or (optionally with an article) Leiden)
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
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Further reading edit
- “Leiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Leiden.
Proper noun edit
Leiden
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)