Leiderdorp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Leiderdorp.

Proper noun

Leiderdorp

1. A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as legihan [read: legthan] in 918-948. The settlement lost its original name to Leiden over time. Its current name is a compound of Leiden and dorp (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɛi̯.dərˈdɔrp/

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• Hyphenation: Lei‧der‧dorp
• Rhymes: -ɔrp

Proper noun

Leiderdorp n

1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

   Meronym: Achthoven

Derived terms

• Leiderdorper
• Leiderdorps

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “leiderdorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN