Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) First attested as tho dorpe in 1525. Derived from dorp (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Derived from dorp (“village, settlement”). The neighbourhood encompasses the original village centre of Zoetermeer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔrp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dorp
  • Rhymes: -ɔrp
  • Homophone: dorp

Proper noun

Dorp n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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