Leiderdorp

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as legihan [read: legthan] in 918-948. The settlement lost its original name to Leiden over time. Its current name is a compound of Leiden and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌlɛi̯.dərˈdɔrp/
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Hyphenation: Lei‧der‧dorp
Rhymes: -ɔrp

Proper noun edit

Leiderdorp n

A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Meronym: Achthoven

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “leiderdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN