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

  1. a village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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

Etymology 2

Diminutive form of Elizabeth.

Proper noun

Lies f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, variant of Lisa
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