Sleidanus

== Latin == === Etymology === From German von Schleiden + Latin -ius. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɫeˈɪ.da.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [zleˈiː.da.nus] === Proper noun === Sleidanus m sg (genitive Sleidanī); second declension (New Latin) a surname from German — famously held by: Johannes Sleidanus (1506–1556), Luxembourgish historian and annalist of the Reformation. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only.