lido
English
Etymology
After Lido (Lido di Venezia), an island with a long beach in Venice, Italy, site of Europe’s first modern beach resort (1857), from Italian lido (“beach, shore”), from Latin litus (“shore”) (hence also English littoral (“of the shore”)). The name is aspirational, evoking glamorous Venice; compare Venetian Pool, another outdoor pool named for Venice.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/, /ˈliː.dəʊ/
- Rhymes: -aɪdəʊ
- Rhymes: -iːdəʊ
Noun
lido (plural lidos)
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- (Britain) Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- (Britain) An outdoor swimming pool.
Usage notes
- The first pronunciation (with /aɪ/) is more common, but the second more closely imitates the Italian pronunciation.
Derived terms
- lido deck
Related terms
- Lido
Translations
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Anagrams
- Lodi, OLDI, diol, idol, loid, olid
Galician
Verb
lido m (feminine singular lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas)
- masculine singular past participle of ler
Italian
Etymology
From Latin lītus (“shore”). Also attested in Old Italian as lito, without voicing of intervocalic /-t-/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.do/
- Rhymes: -ido
- Hyphenation: lì‧do
Noun
lido m (plural lidi)
- shore
Derived terms
- Lido
Further reading
- lido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Lodi, doli, lodi
Latvian
Verb
lido
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of lidot
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of lidot
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of lidot
- 2nd person singular imperative form of lidot
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of lidot
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of lidot
Portuguese
Adjective
lido (feminine lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas)
- well-read
Related terms
- ler
Participle
lido (feminine lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas)
- past participle of ler
Verb
lido
- first-person singular present indicative of lidar