Leens

See also: leens

English

Proper noun

Leens

plural of Leen

Anagrams

Elsen, Neels, elsen, lenes, lense, selen-

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/
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Hyphenation: Leens
Rhymes: -eːns

Proper noun

Leens n

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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