Leibniz

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Leibniz.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Leibniz

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

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Translations[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Leibniz ?

  1. Leibniz

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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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)

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

Descendants[edit]

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