leiden

See also: Leiden

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯də(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: lijden, Leiden

Verb

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

Inflection of leiden (weak)
infinitive leiden
past singular leidde
past participle geleid
infinitive leiden
gerund leiden n
verbal noun —
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

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. Sense developed from 'go, travel' to 'endure', then to 'suffer'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈlaɪ̯dən/
  • audio(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to bear; to endure; to undergo (some hardship)
    Lerne leiden ohne zu klagen
    Learn to suffer without complaining
  2. (intransitive) to suffer; to feel pain
  3. (intransitive) to suffer (from; a disease)
    • 2012 April 20, Die Welt , 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.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German līdan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. Cognate with German leiden, Dutch lijden, English lithe, Icelandic líða. Related to leeden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑɪ̯dən/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɪdən

Verb

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

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Verb

leiden

  1. to lead, to bring
  2. to lead, to guide, to conduct
Inflection
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
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

leiden ?

  1. Leiden (a city)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “leiden (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “leiden (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “leiden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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