Leeds

See also: leeds

English

Etymology

• The large city in West Yorkshire is from Old English Loidis, from Latin *Lādenses, most likely based on an early river-name derived from Proto-Celtic *lāto (“rut, heat”) (c.f. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
• The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːdz/

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• Rhymes: -iːdz

Proper noun

Leeds

1. A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
2. A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Shelby County, Alabama.
   2. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
   3. A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
   4. A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
   5. A neighborhood of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
   6. A hamlet and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
   7. A minor city and township in Benson County, North Dakota.
   8. A small town in Washington County, Utah.
   9. A small town and unincorporated community therein, in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Related terms

• Leodensian
• Loiner

Translations

city in England

• Arabic: لِيدْز m (līdz)
• Armenian: Լիդս (hy) (Lids)
• Bulgarian: Лийдс m (Lijds)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利茲／利兹 (zh) (Lìzī)

• Finnish: Leeds (fi)
• Georgian: ლიდზი (lidzi)
• German: Leeds (de)
• Greek: Ληντς (el) n (Lints)
• Hindi: लीड्स (līḍs)
• Japanese: リーズ (Rīzu)
• Korean: 리즈 (Rijeu)
• Latin: Loidis f, Ledesia f
• Latvian: Līdsa f
• Lithuanian: Lidsas m
• Marathi: लीड्झ n (līḍjha)
• Portuguese: Leeds f
• Russian: Лидс (ru) m (Lids)
• Turkish: Leeds
• Ukrainian: Лідс m (Lids)
• Urdu: لیڈز m (līḍz)

a village in Kent

• German: Leeds (de)
• Latin: Ledanum Castrum n
• Macedonian: Лидс m (Lids)
• Marathi: लीड्झ n (līḍjha)
• Russian: Лидс (ru) m (Lids)

References

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

Anagrams

• Deels, Edsel, deels, deles, ledes

Finnish

Etymology

From English Leeds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːds/, [ˈliːds̠]

Proper noun

Leeds

1. Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)

Declension

Inflection of Leeds (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Leeds	—
genitive		Leedsin	—
partitive		Leedsiä	—
illative		Leedsiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Leeds	—
accusative	nom.	Leeds	—
	gen.	Leedsin
genitive		Leedsin	—
partitive		Leedsiä	—
inessive		Leedsissä	—
elative		Leedsistä	—
illative		Leedsiin	—
adessive		Leedsillä	—
ablative		Leedsiltä	—
allative		Leedsille	—
essive		Leedsinä	—
translative		Leedsiksi	—
abessive		Leedsittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leeds (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leedsini — accusative nom. Leedsini — gen. Leedsini genitive Leedsini — partitive Leedsiäni — inessive Leedsissäni — elative Leedsistäni — illative Leedsiini — adessive Leedsilläni — ablative Leedsiltäni — allative Leedsilleni — essive Leedsinäni — translative Leedsikseni — abessive Leedsittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leedsisi — accusative nom. Leedsisi — gen. Leedsisi genitive Leedsisi — partitive Leedsiäsi — inessive Leedsissäsi — elative Leedsistäsi — illative Leedsiisi — adessive Leedsilläsi — ablative Leedsiltäsi — allative Leedsillesi — essive Leedsinäsi — translative Leedsiksesi — abessive Leedsittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leedsimme — accusative nom. Leedsimme — gen. Leedsimme genitive Leedsimme — partitive Leedsiämme — inessive Leedsissämme — elative Leedsistämme — illative Leedsiimme — adessive Leedsillämme — ablative Leedsiltämme — allative Leedsillemme — essive Leedsinämme — translative Leedsiksemme — abessive Leedsittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leedsinne — accusative nom. Leedsinne — gen. Leedsinne genitive Leedsinne — partitive Leedsiänne — inessive Leedsissänne — elative Leedsistänne — illative Leedsiinne — adessive Leedsillänne — ablative Leedsiltänne — allative Leedsillenne — essive Leedsinänne — translative Leedsiksenne — abessive Leedsittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leedsinsä — accusative nom. Leedsinsä — gen. Leedsinsä genitive Leedsinsä — partitive Leedsiään Leedsiänsä — inessive Leedsissään Leedsissänsä — elative Leedsistään Leedsistänsä — illative Leedsiinsä — adessive Leedsillään Leedsillänsä — ablative Leedsiltään Leedsiltänsä — allative Leedsilleen Leedsillensä — essive Leedsinään Leedsinänsä — translative Leedsikseen Leedsiksensä — abessive Leedsittään Leedsittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lidz/

Proper noun

Leeds m or f

1. Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Leeds f

1. Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)

Spanish

Proper noun

Leeds f

1. Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)

Related terms

• leodensiano (“Leodensian, a native or resident of Leeds”)