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

  1. 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).
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A local government area in New South Wales, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Liverpool.
  4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A small village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
  7. A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
  8. A small borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A tiny city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Liverpool (plural Liverpools)

  1. 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.
  2. Ellipsis of Liverpool bit.

References

  1. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1922) The Place-Names of Lancashire[1], Manchester University Press, page 116 f.

Catalan

Proper noun

Liverpool m

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪvr̩puːl]

Proper noun

Liverpool m inan (relational adjective liverpoolský)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Declension

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.vœʁ.pul/; /li.vɛʁ.pul/

Proper noun

Liverpool m

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪvɐpuːl/

Proper noun

Liverpool n (proper noun, strong, genitive Liverpools)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. 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)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
  3. Liverpool (a community in Nova Scotia, Canada)
  4. Liverpool (a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States)
  5. Liverpool (a neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana)
  6. Liverpool (a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States)
  7. Liverpool (a borough of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States)
  8. Liverpool (a small city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States)

Declension

Further reading

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 ?

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. 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

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

Derived terms