Sappemeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as up sappenmeer in 1489. Compound of a term cognate to sijpelen (“drip”) or sap (“juice, sap”) and meer (“lake”). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɑ.pəˈmeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Sap‧pe‧meer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Sappemeer n

  1. a village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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