Leiden
English
editAlternative forms
edit- Leyden (archaic)
Etymology
editBorrowed 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]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLeiden
- A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
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References
edit- ^ Jona Lendering (2010 June 11 (last accessed)) “Towns in Germania Inferior: Lugdunum (Brittenburg)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], Livius.org, archived from the original on 15 February 2014
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom 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
Proper noun
editLeiden n
- Leiden (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)
- Synonym: Sleutelstad (nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
editvan Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “leiden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[2] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “leiden2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editGerund of leiden (“to bear, to endure, to suffer”), a cognate of English lithe.
Noun
editLeiden n (strong, genitive Leidens, plural Leiden)
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editSee also
edit- Kummer m
- Kümmernis f
- Sorge f
- Trauer f
- Traurigkeit f
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editLeiden n (proper noun, genitive Leidens or (optionally with an article) Leiden)
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Leiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Dutch Leiden.
Proper noun
editLeiden
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
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edit- English terms borrowed from Dutch
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/aɪdən
- Rhymes:English/aɪdən/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/eɪdən
- English lemmas
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- en:Cities in South Holland, Netherlands
- en:Cities in the Netherlands
- en:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Frankish
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯dən
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯dən/2 syllables
- Dutch terms with homophones
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- nl:Cities in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- German 2-syllable words
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- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
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- de:Cities in South Holland, Netherlands
- de:Cities in the Netherlands
- de:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- de:Places in the Netherlands
- German heteronyms
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Dutch
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from Dutch
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- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- pt:Cities in South Holland, Netherlands
- pt:Cities in the Netherlands
- pt:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- pt:Places in the Netherlands