Nieuwstad
Dutch
Etymology
- (Belgium) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
- (Elburg) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1830-1855. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
- (Groningen) First attested as Nieuwstad in 1874. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”).
- (Overijssel) First attested as De Nieuwstad in 1869. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Ni'jstad.
- (Zutphen) First attested as Nouae Ciuitatis in Zutphania in 1272. Compound of Compound of nieuw (“new”) and stad (“place, city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.stɑt/
- Hyphenation: Nieuw‧stad
- Homophone: Nieuwstadt
Proper noun
Nieuwstad n
- a hamlet in Bree, Belgium
- a hamlet in Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
- a neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwstad”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN