Leiden
English
Alternative forms
- Leyden (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪdən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪdən/
- Rhymes: -aɪdən, -eɪdən
Proper noun
Leiden
- A city in South Holland, Netherlands, on the Old Rhine, seat of a famous Dutch university.
Derived terms
- Leyden jar
Translations
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References
- Jona Lendering (accessed 11 June 2010), “Towns in Germania Inferior: Lugdunum (Brittenburg)”, in (please provide the title of the work), Livius.org, archived from the original on 2014-02-15
Anagrams
- Deline, deline, liened, neleid
Dutch
Etymology
From 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
- 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
Leiden n
- Leiden (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Sleutelstad (nickname)
Derived terms
- Leidenaar
- Leids
- Leidse
- Leiderdorp
- Leidschendam
- Leidsche Rijn
- Leidsebuurt
References
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “leiden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “leiden2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯dən/, [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩]
Audio (Austria) (file)
Etymology 1
Gerund of leiden (“to bear, to endure, to suffer”), a cognate of English lithe.
Noun
Leiden n (strong, genitive Leidens, plural Leiden)
- suffering, pain, grief
- disease
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Leiden | die | Leiden |
genitive | eines | des | Leidens | der | Leiden |
dative | einem | dem | Leiden | den | Leiden |
accusative | ein | das | Leiden | die | Leiden |
Derived terms
- Leidenschaft
See also
- Kummer m
- Kümmernis f
- Sorge f
- Trauer f
- Traurigkeit f
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch Leiden.
Proper noun
Leiden n (proper noun, genitive Leidens or (optionally with an article) Leiden)
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
Derived terms
- Leidener
Further reading
- “Leiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Leida
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Leiden.
Proper noun
Leiden
- Leiden (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
Derived terms
- garrafa de Leyden