Langelille

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Langelijle in 1580. Potentially a compound of lang (“long”) and dialectal lillen (“shake weakly, shudder weakly”) or the hydronym Linde. Originally the name of a road.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌlɑ.ŋəˈlɪ.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ge‧lil‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə

Proper noun

Langelille n

  1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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