Leidener

English

Etymology

From Leiden +‎ -er. Compare German Leidener

Noun

Leidener (plural Leideners)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands.
    Synonym: (rare) Leidenite
    • 1994, John H. Makin, Norman J. Ornstein, Debt and Taxes: How America Got into Its Budget Mess and What We Can Do about It, New York, NY: Times Books, →ISBN, page 52:
      The choice to retain a tax rather than to forgo a university (whose benefits Leideners continue to enjoy) demonstrated that the burghers of the Netherlands did not object to taxes as such.

German

Etymology

Leiden +‎ -er

Adjective

Leidener (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Leyden

Derived terms
  • Leidener Aratea
  • Leidener Flasche
  • Leidener Klammersystem

Noun

Leidener m (strong, genitive Leideners, plural Leidener, feminine Leidenerin)

  1. inhabitant of or one hailing from Leyden

Declension
Declension of Leidener [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Leidener die Leidener
genitive eines des Leideners der Leidener
dative einem dem Leidener den Leidenern
accusative einen den Leidener die Leidener
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