Leusden

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Leusden.

Proper noun

Leusden

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lisiduna in 777. Etymology uncertain. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from Proto-Germanic *lis (“furrow”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi; this etymology, however, runs into phonological difficulties. Compare Huisduinen, Leesten, Lieshout, Lisse, Loosduinen, Lesdain and Lesdins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈløːs.də(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Leus‧den

Proper noun

Leusden n

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Achterveld, Asschat, Bavoort, Den Treek, De Ruif, Jannendorp, Leusden-Zuid, Moorst, Musschendorp, Oud-Leusden, Snorrenhoef, Stoutenburg, Waterloo

Derived terms

• Leusdenaar
• Leusdens, Leusder
• Leusden-Zuid
• Oud-Leusden
• Leusderkwartier

References

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