Liverpool
English
Etymology
From Old English *Liferpōl, from lifer ("thick water", literally "liver") + pōl (“pool”). Compare Old English lifrig ("thick, clotted", literally "livery").[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/
Audio (UK): (file)
Proper noun
Liverpool
- A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
- 2009 January 23, Eve M. Kahn, “Conversation-Piece Buys, Maybe. Intriguing Histories, Definitely.”, in The New York Times[2], archived from the original on 8 June 2020:
- […] British potters in Liverpool treasonously inscribed pro-American slogans on 1810s pitchers for the lucrative export trade ($2,000 to $6,000 at William R. and Teresa F. Kurau).
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
- A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
- A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
Derived terms
Related terms
- (seaport in Merseyside): Liverpudlian
Translations
city in England
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NY, Canada or Australia
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Noun
Liverpool (plural Liverpools)
- An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
- Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.
References
Catalan
Proper noun
Liverpool m
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪvr̩puːl]
Proper noun
Liverpool m inan (relational adjective liverpoolský)
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Declension
Declension of Liverpool (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular | |
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nominative | Liverpool |
genitive | Liverpoolu |
dative | Liverpoolu |
accusative | Liverpool |
vocative | Liverpoole |
locative | Liverpoolu |
instrumental | Liverpoolem |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.vœʁ.pul/; /li.vɛʁ.pul/
Proper noun
Liverpool m
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪvɐpuːl/
Proper noun
Liverpool n (proper noun, strong, genitive Liverpools)
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈvɛr.pul/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrpul
- Syllabification: Li‧ver‧pool
Proper noun
Liverpool m inan (related adjective liverpoolski)
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
- Liverpool (a community in Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Liverpool (a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States)
- Liverpool (a neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana)
- Liverpool (a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States)
- Liverpool (a borough of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States)
- Liverpool (a small city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States)
Declension
Declension of Liverpool
singular | |
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nominative | Liverpool |
genitive | Liverpoolu |
dative | Liverpoolowi |
accusative | Liverpool |
instrumental | Liverpoolem |
locative | Liverpoolu |
vocative | Liverpoolu |
Further reading
- Liverpool in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.veʁˈpuw/ [li.vehˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veʁ.puw/ [ˈli.veh.puʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /li.veɾˈpuw/ [li.veɾˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veɾ.puw/ [ˈli.veɾ.puʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /li.veʁˈpuw/ [li.veχˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veʁ.puw/ [ˈli.veχ.puʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.veɻˈpuw/ [li.veɻˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veɻ.puw/ [ˈli.veɻ.puʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.vɛɾˈpul/ [li.vɛɾˈpuɫ], /ˈli.vɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.vɐɾ.puɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /li.bɛɾˈpul/ [li.βɛɾˈpuɫ], /ˈli.bɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.βɐɾ.puɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /li.vɛɾˈpu.li/, /ˈli.vɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.vɐɾ.puɫ]
Proper noun
Liverpool ?
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlibeɾpul/ [ˈli.β̞eɾ.pul]
- Rhymes: -ibeɾpul
- Syllabification: Li‧ver‧pool
Proper noun
Liverpool m
- Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
- Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)