Leens

See also: leens

English

Proper noun

Leens

  1. plural of Leen

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lidenge in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian lida (“excavated watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Leens
  • Rhymes: -eːns

Proper noun

Leens n

  1. a village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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