De Zuidert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oudekerk of de Zuiderbuurt in 1847. Named after a former hamlet on Schokland, the name of which derives from a compound of zuider- (“southern, south-”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈzœy̯.dərt/
  • Hyphenation: De Zui‧dert
  • Rhymes: -œy̯dərt

Proper noun

De Zuidert n

  1. a neighbourhood of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de zuidert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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