lido

See also Lido

English

Wikipedia

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”) (from whence also English littoral (“of the shore”)).

The name is aspirational, evoking glamorous Venice – compare the Venetian Pool, another outdoor pool named for Venice.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlaɪ.dəʊ/, /ˈliː.dəʊ/; X-SAMPA: /laI.d@U/, /li:.d@U/
• Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Usage notes

The first pronunciation is more common, but the second more closely imitates the Italian.

Noun

lido (plural lidos)

Tinside Pool in Plymouth

1. (UK) A part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
2. (UK) An outdoor swimming pool.

Derived terms

• lido deck

Related terms

• Lido

Translations

part of sea

• Finnish: uimaranta (fi)

outdoor swimming pool

• Finnish: maauimala (fi)

Anagrams

• diol
• idol
• Lodi
• OLDI
• olid

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Galician

Verb

lido

1. past participle of ler

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin litus (“shore”).

Noun

lido m (plural lidi)

1. shore

Derived terms

• Lido

Anagrams

• doli
• lodi, Lodi

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Latvian

Verb

lido

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of lidot
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of lidot
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of lidot
4. 2nd person singular imperative form of lidot
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of lidot
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of lidot

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Portuguese

Adjective

lido m (feminine lida plural lidos feminine plural lidas; comparable)

1. well-read

Related terms

• ler