leiden

See also: Leiden

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯də(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən
  • (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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lei
  • Negerhollands: lei
  • Papiamentu: lei (dated)

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

leiden

  1. genitive plural of lei

Noun

leiden

  1. genitive plural of lee

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną. Cognate with Dutch lijden, English lithe. The sense developed from “go, travel” via “endure” to “suffer”. This happened under the influence of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *laiþijan, and also the originally unrelated noun Leid (sorrow), which is cognate with English loath.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯dən/, [ˈlaɪ̯dn̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
    Lerne leiden ohne zu klagen.
    Learn to suffer without complaining.
  2. (transitive) to suffer, bear, endure, undergo, experience (some hardship)
    Er litt höllische Qualen.
    He suffered hellish torment.
  3. to suffer from (a disease or condition) [+ an (object)]
    Die Gefangenen leiden an Unterernährung.
    The prisoners suffer from malnutrition.
    • 2012 April 20, Die Welt, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, 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.
  4. (transitive) to like, tolerate (usually in negative contexts)
    Ich kann ihn einfach nicht leiden!
    I just can't stand him!

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • Leid (this and the following are related by secondary association only)
  • leid
  • leider

Further reading

  • leiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • leiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • leiden” in Duden online
  • leiden” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German līden, from Old High German līdan, from Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.

Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, 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
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Limburgish: leide, leie, lèèje

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *Lagiþon, of Germanic origin, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *lagu (water).[1] Not related to Lugdunum, which it is sometimes erroneously connected to.

Noun

leiden ?

  1. Leiden (a city in the modern Netherlands)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

References

  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), leiden2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną.

Verb

leiden

  1. to lead, to bring

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • lēden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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