lido en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈliː.dəʊ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
- (UK) Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- (UK) An outdoor swimming pool.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lidos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
fi uimaranta (part of sea) · fi maauimala (outdoor swimming pool) · sl kúpalisko (outdoor swimming pool) · da friluftsbad (outdoor swimming pool) · pl kąpielisko (part of sea) · de Badi (outdoor swimming pool) · cs koupaliště (outdoor swimming pool) · cs plovárna (outdoor swimming pool) · hu strandfürdő (outdoor swimming pool) · de Freibad (outdoor swimming pool) · hu vízparti strand/fürdő (part of sea) · gsw Badi (outdoor swimming pool)