See also: Leiden

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch leiden, from Old Dutch leiden, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leiden

  1. (transitive) to lead, to take the lead
  2. (transitive) to guide
  3. (intransitive) to lead, to go, to follow a path to
    Alle wegen leiden naar Rome.
    All roads lead to Rome.

Inflection edit

Conjugation of leiden (weak)
infinitive leiden
past singular leidde
past participle geleid
infinitive leiden
gerund leiden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leid leidde
2nd person sing. (jij) leidt leidde
2nd person sing. (u) leidt leidde
2nd person sing. (gij) leidt leidde
3rd person singular leidt leidde
plural leiden leidden
subjunctive sing.1 leide leidde
subjunctive plur.1 leiden leidden
imperative sing. leid
imperative plur.1 leidt
participles leidend geleid
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

nouns
verbs

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: lei
  • Negerhollands: lei
  • Papiamentu: lei (dated)

Anagrams edit

Finnish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

leiden

  1. genitive plural of lei

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

leiden

  1. genitive plural of lee

Anagrams edit

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. Cognate with Dutch lijden, English lithe. The sense developed from “go, travel” via “endure” to “suffer”. This happened under the influence of Middle High German leiden (to be sorry, suffer, be hated), from Old High German leidēn, from Proto-West Germanic *laiþijan, and also the originally unrelated noun Leid (sorrow), which is cognate with English loath.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present leidet, past tense litt, past participle gelitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
    Lerne leiden ohne zu klagen.
    Learn to suffer without complaining.
  2. (transitive) to suffer, bear, endure, undergo, experience (some hardship)
    Er litt höllische Qualen.
    He suffered hellish torment.
  3. (intransitive, with an (from)) to suffer (from a disease or condition)
    Die Gefangenen leiden an Unterernährung.
    The prisoners suffer from malnutrition.
    • 2012 April 20, Die Welt[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 22:
      Durch Passivrauchen steigt bei Kindern das Risiko, dass sie als Erwachsene an einer chronisch-obstruktiven Lungenerkrankung leiden.
      By passive smoking, the risk increases in children that they suffer from chronic obstructive lung disease as adults.
  4. (transitive) to like, tolerate (usually in negative contexts)
    Ich kann ihn einfach nicht leiden!
    I just can't stand him!

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

  • Leid (this and the following are related by secondary association only)
  • leid
  • leider

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • leiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • leiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • leiden” in Duden online
  • leiden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.

Cognate with German leiden, Dutch lijden, English lithe, Icelandic líða. Related to leeden.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

leiden (third-person singular present leit, past participle gelidden, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to feel pain
  2. (transitive) to bear, to suffer, to endure

Conjugation edit

Regular
infinitive leiden
participle gelidden
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular leiden
2nd singular leits leit
3rd singular leit
1st plural leiden
2nd plural leit leit
3rd plural leiden
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Dutch leiden, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.

Verb edit

leiden

  1. to lead, to bring
  2. to lead, to guide, to conduct
Inflection edit
Weak
Infinitive leiden
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive leiden
In genitive leidens
In dative leidene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular leide
2nd singular leits, leides
3rd singular leit, leidet
1st plural leiden
2nd plural leit, leidet
3rd plural leiden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular leide
2nd singular leits, leides
3rd singular leide
1st plural leiden
2nd plural leit, leidet
3rd plural leiden
Imperative Present
Singular leit, leide
Plural leit, leidet
Present Past
Participle leidende
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Dutch *Lagiþon, of Germanic origin, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *lagu (water).[1] Not related to Lugdunum, which it is sometimes erroneously connected to.

Noun edit

leiden ?

  1. Leiden (a city in the modern Netherlands)
Inflection edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “leiden2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading edit

Old Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.

Verb edit

leiden

  1. to lead, to bring

Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • lēden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012