Zorgvliet

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Zuid-Holland) Attested as op Sorghvliet in 1658. Compound of zorg (“worry, care”) and vliet (“flight”). Originally the name of an estate built by statesman and poet Jacob Cats.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔrx.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Zorg‧vliet

Proper noun

Zorgvliet n

  1. a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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