lido
English
Etymology
After Lido (Lido di Venezia), an island with a long beach in Venice, Italy, site of Europe’s first modern beach resort (1857), from Italian lido (“beach, shore”), from Latin litus (“shore”) (hence also English littoral (“of the shore”)).
The name is aspirational, evoking glamorous Venice; compare Venetian Pool, another outdoor pool named for Venice.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/, /ˈliː.dəʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːdəʊ
Usage notes
The first pronunciation is more common, but the second more closely imitates the Italian.
Derived terms
- lido deck
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Translations
Galician
Italian
Derived terms
Latvian
Verb
lido
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of lidot
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of lidot
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of lidot
- 2nd person singular imperative form of lidot
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of lidot
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of lidot
Portuguese
Adjective
lido m (feminine singular lida, masculine plural lidos, feminine plural lidas, comparable)
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