Leipzig

Leip·zig
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Anglicised/ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/Anglicised/ˈlaɪp.sɪk/

proper noun

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

OriginGerman Leipzig ← Slavic →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Leipsic · alternative obsolete Leipzic

  1. An independent city in Saxony, Germany.
  2. The Leipzig Glossing Rules or glossing style, a style of glossing used by linguists.

Origin

  1. Slavic
  2. GermanLeipzig
  3. EnglishLeipzig

Borrowed from German Leipzig, from Slavic.

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Translations

Arabic لَايْبْزِيغ
  • لَايْبْزِيغ (lāybzīḡ)city in Saxony, Germany
Bengali লাইপ্ৎসিশ
  • লাইপ্ৎসিশ (laiptsiś)city in Saxony, Germany
Chinese Mandarin 萊比錫 /莱比锡
  • 萊比錫 /莱比锡 (Láibǐxī)city in Saxony, Germany
Czech Lipsko
  • Lipskocity in Saxony, Germany
Dutch Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
Esperanto Lepsiko
  • Lepsikocity in Saxony, Germany
Finnish Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
French Leipzig, Lipse
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
  • Lipsecity in Saxony, Germany
German Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
Greek Λειψία, Λιψία
  • Λειψία (Leipsía)city in Saxony, Germany
  • Λιψία (Lipsía)city in Saxony, Germany
Hindi लाइपत्सिग
  • लाइपत्सिग (laiptsig)city in Saxony, Germany
Hungarian Lipcse
  • Lipcsecity in Saxony, Germany
Italian Lipsia
  • Lipsiacity in Saxony, Germany
Japanese ライプツィヒ
  • ライプツィヒ (Raiputsihi)city in Saxony, Germany
Latin Lipsia
  • Lipsiacity in Saxony, Germany
Latvian Leipciga
  • Leipcigacity in Saxony, Germany
Lithuanian Leipcigas
  • Leipcigascity in Saxony, Germany
Norwegian Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
Polish Lipsk
  • Lipskcity in Saxony, Germany
Portuguese Leipzig, Lípsia
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
  • Lípsiacity in Saxony, Germany
Romanian Lipsca
  • Lipscacity in Saxony, Germany
Russian Ле́йпциг
  • Ле́йпциг (Léjpcig)city in Saxony, Germany
Slovak Lipsko
  • Lipskocity in Saxony, Germany
Spanish Leipzig, Lipsia
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
  • Lipsiacity in Saxony, Germany
Swedish Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
Turkish Leipzig
  • Leipzigcity in Saxony, Germany
Ukrainian Ле́йпциг
  • Ле́йпциг (Léjpcyh)city in Saxony, Germany
Vietnamese Lai-xích
  • Lai-xíchcity in Saxony, Germany
Cite this entry
APA

Leipzig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leipzig

MLA

“Leipzig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leipzig. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leipzig,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leipzig.

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