Lincolnshireとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from 中期英語 Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late 古期英語 Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln +‎ -shire.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/, /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈlɪŋkənʃəɹ/, [ˈliŋkʰə̆nʃɚ], /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪɹ/

固有名詞

Lincolnshire

1. A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 263:

     The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in.

   • 2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):

     On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services.

   • 2024 November 19, Nicola Venning, “Welcome to the Notswolds”, in Country Life‎, archived from the original on 14 May 2025:

     Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.

同意語

• Lincs

派生語

• North East Lincolnshire
• North Lincolnshire