Zoetermeer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Zoetermeer.

Proper noun

Zoetermeer

  1. A city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Soetermere, from Soete (a hydronym) + mere, equivalent to modern Zoete + meer (“lake”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted as zoet (“sweet, potable”). Compare Zoeterwoude, and Zwieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzu.tərˈmeːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧meer

Proper noun

Zoetermeer n

  1. a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands without city rights
    Synonyms: Sweet Lake City (jocular nickname), Soetelanden (Carnival nickname)
    Meronym: Roeleveen

Derived terms

  • Zoetermeerder
  • Zoetermeers

References

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