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”) (cf. Welsh llawd (“heat, ardour”)).
- The village in Kent is from Old English Hledes, probably from a stream-name.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leeds
- A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England.
- A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Shelby County, Alabama.
- A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
- A village in the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Murray County, Minnesota.
- A neighborhood of Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in Greene County, New York.
- A minor city and township in Benson County, North Dakota.
- A small town in Washington County, Utah.
- A small town and unincorporated community therein, in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
city in England
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a village in Kent
References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːds/, [ˈliːds̠]
- Rhymes: -iːds
Proper noun
Leeds
- Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)
Declension
| Inflection of Leeds (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| 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. | ||
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lidz/
Proper noun
Leeds m or f
- Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Leeds f
- Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)
Spanish
Proper noun
Leeds f
- Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)
Related terms
- leodensiano (“Leodensian, a native or resident of Leeds”)