Greenslade

/ˈɡriːnsleɪd/ noun

Definition

A grassy open area or meadow, usually with a verdant appearance; a variant or archaic form of 'greensward.'

Etymology

Compound of 'green' and 'slade' (an Old English word for valley or small ravine). This term is rarely used in modern English but appears in older texts and place names.

Kelly Says

Many place names ending in '-slade' or containing 'greenslade' come from this old word—it's a hidden layer of language in British geography showing how medieval people named their landscape features!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሪንስላይድ
gree-n-slayd
ARالعربية
جرينسلاد
jirin-salahd
BNবাংলা
গ্রিনস্লেড
gri-n-slayd
CACatalà
Greenslade
GREENs-laad
CSČeština
Greenslade
GREENs-laad
DADansk
Greenslade
GREENs-lade
DEDeutsch
Greenslade
GREENs-laːd
ELΕλληνικά
Γκρινσλέιντ
Grin-sleyd
ESEspañol
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
FAفارسی
گرین‌سلی德
green-se-leed
FISuomi
Greenslade
GREENs-laade
FRFrançais
Greenslade
gren-SLAHD
GUGU
ગ્રીનસલેડ
gree-n-slayd
HAHA
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
HEעברית
גרינסלד
green-slayd
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीन्सलेड
greens-layd
HUMagyar
Greenslade
GREENs-laad
IDBahasa Indonesia
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
IGIG
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
ITItaliano
Greenslade
GREENs-la-deh
JA日本語
グリーンセイド
gurīn seido
KKKK
Гринсленд
Grin-slen-d
KMKM
គ្រីនស្លេត
gree-n-slay-t
KO한국어
그린슬레이드
geurin seureaideu
MRMR
ग्रीन्सलेड
greens-layd
MSBahasa Melayu
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိန်းစလိတ်
gree-n-slay-t
NLNederlands
Greenslade
GREENs-laad
NONorsk
Greenslade
GREENs-lade
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰੀਨਸਲੇਡ
green-slayd
PLPolski
Greenslade
GREENs-laad
PTPortuguês
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
RORomână
Greenslade
GREENs-lade
RUРусский
Гринсленд
Grin-slen-d
SVSvenska
Greenslade
GREENs-lad
SWKiswahili
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
TAதமிழ்
கிரீன்ஸ்லேட்
kiree-n-slay-t
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీన్స్లేడ్
gree-n-slayd
THไทย
กรีนสเลด
grin-slayd
TLTL
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
TRTürkçe
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
UKУкраїнська
Грінсленд
Grin-slen-d
URاردو
گرینسلےڈ
green-slayd
VITiếng Việt
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
YOYO
Greenslade
GREENs-layd
ZH中文
格林斯莱德
gélǐn sīlǎidè
ZUZU
Greenslade
GREENs-layd

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.