Lies
See also: lies, liés, líes, and -lies
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lis/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Lies
- Rhymes: -is
- Homophones: lease, lies
Etymology 1
- (Friesland) First attested as Lies in 1567. Etymology uncertain. Unlikely to be derived from lies (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as bossce van lies in 1267. Derived from Middle Dutch liesch (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”).
Proper noun
Lies n
- A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “lies”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Diminutive form of Elizabeth.
Proper noun
Lies f
- a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, variant of Lisa