landleeuw

Dutch

Etymology

Coined by Joost van den Vondel in Aen den Leeuw van Hollant (1641), a work of propaganda for draining the Haarlemmermeer. Compound of land (“land”) +‎ leeuw (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑnt.leːu̯/
  • Hyphenation: land‧leeuw

Noun

landleeuw m (plural landleeuwen, diminutive landleeuwje n)

  1. (literary, Netherlands) land area of the Netherlands (personification of the Dutch land mass as in a perpetual battle against water)
  2. (literal) terrestrial lion

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “personification”): waterwolf
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