Zuiderend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Zuidend, De Soerendt and de Suyrend in the 17th century. Calque of West Frisian Suorein, a compound of suder (“southern, south-”) and ein (“end”). The element suder was added to distinguish the toponym from Noordend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯.dərˌɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧end

Proper noun

Zuiderend n

  1. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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