Leibniz

English

Etymology

From German Leibniz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪbnɪts/, /ˈlaɪpnɪts/
- Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)

Proper noun

Leibniz

A surname from German — famously held by:
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), German mathematician, philosopher, and polymath

Derived terms

Translations

surname of German origin

Armenian: Լայբնից (Laybnicʻ)
Catalan: Leibniz m
German: Leibniz
Greek: Λάιμπνιτς (el) m (Láimpnits) (Standard), Λεϊβνίτιος m (Leïvnítios) (Katharevousa)
Latin: Leibnitius m
Marathi: लाइबनित्स (lāibnitsa)
Serbo-Croatian: Лајбниц m

Catalan

Proper noun

Leibniz ?

Leibniz

German

Alternative forms

Leibnitz

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪbnɪts/, /ˈlaɪpnɪts/
Audio: (file)

Proper noun

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Leibniz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Leibniz' or (with an article) Leibniz, feminine genitive Leibniz, plural Leibniz or Leibnizes or Leibnizens)

a surname — famously held by:
1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), German mathematician, philosopher, and polymath

Descendants

→ English: Leibniz
→ Greek: Λάιμπνιτς (Láimpnits)
→ Latin: Leibnitius