Liverpool

English

Etymology

From Middle English Liverpul, from Old English lifer, læfer (“reed, rush”) + pōl (“pool”). Equivalent to laver +‎ pool.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪvə(ɹ)ˌpuːl/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Proper noun

Liverpool

  1. A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. The City of Liverpool, a local government area in New South Wales which includes the suburb.
  4. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States
  6. A neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana.
  7. A village in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
  8. A borough of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A small city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

Translations

Catalan

Proper noun

Liverpool m

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪvr̩puːl]

Proper noun

Liverpool m inan (related adjective liverpoolský)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Declension
Declension of Liverpool (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Liverpool
genitive Liverpoolu
dative Liverpoolu
accusative Liverpool
vocative Liverpoole
locative Liverpoolu
instrumental Liverpoolem

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.vœʁ.pul/, /li.vɛʁ.pul/

Proper noun

Liverpool m

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪvɐpuːl/

Proper noun

Liverpool n (proper noun, strong, genitive Liverpools)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Polish
Liverpool

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈvɛr.pul/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpul
  • Syllabification: Li‧ver‧pool

Proper noun

Liverpool m inan (related adjective liverpoolski)

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)
  2. Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
  3. Liverpool (a community in Nova Scotia, Canada)
  4. Liverpool (a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States)
  5. Liverpool (a neighbourhood of Lake Station, on the site of Liverpool, a former town in Lake County, Indiana)
  6. Liverpool (a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States)
  7. Liverpool (a borough of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States)
  8. Liverpool (a small city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States)

Declension
Declension of Liverpool
singular
nominative Liverpool
genitive Liverpoolu
dative Liverpoolowi
accusative Liverpool
instrumental Liverpoolem
locative Liverpoolu
vocative Liverpoolu

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Liverpool.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /li.veʁˈpuw/ [li.vehˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veʁ.puw/ [ˈli.veh.puʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /li.veɾˈpuw/ [li.veɾˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veɾ.puw/ [ˈli.veɾ.puʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /li.veʁˈpuw/ [li.veχˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veʁ.puw/ [ˈli.veχ.puʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /li.veɻˈpuw/ [li.veɻˈpuʊ̯], /ˈli.veɻ.puw/ [ˈli.veɻ.puʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /li.vɛɾˈpul/ [li.vɛɾˈpuɫ], /ˈli.vɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.vɐɾ.puɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /li.bɛɾˈpul/ [li.βɛɾˈpuɫ], /ˈli.bɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.βɐɾ.puɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /li.vɛɾˈpu.li/, /ˈli.vɐɾ.pul/ [ˈli.vɐɾ.puɫ]

Proper noun

Liverpool

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Spanish

Proper noun

Liverpool m

  1. Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Derived terms
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