Leiden

See also: leiden

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Leiden, said to be from Proto-Germanic *līþa- (“canal”).[1] 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.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪdən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪdən/
  • Rhymes: -aɪdən, -eɪdən

Proper noun

Leiden

  1. A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.

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Translations

References

  1. ↑ “Leyden” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
  2. ↑ Jona Lendering (accessed 11 June 2010), “Towns in Germania Inferior: Lugdunum (Brittenburg)”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Livius.org

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Seemingly from Proto-Germanic *līþa- (“canal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯də(n)/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Leiden n

  1. Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈlaɪ̯dən/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Etymology 1

Connected with leiden (“to bear, to endure, to suffer”).

Noun

Leiden n (genitive Leidens, plural Leiden)

  1. suffering, pain, grief
  2. disease
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Seemingly from Proto-Germanic *līþa- (“canal”).

Proper noun

Leiden n (genitive Leidens)

  1. Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Leiden, seemingly from Proto-Germanic *līþa- (“canal”).

Proper noun

Leiden f

  1. Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Derived terms

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