Zuideropgaande

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Zuider Opgaande in 1846. From zuider- (“southern, south-”) and the present participle of opgaan (“rise, climb”), here referring to a canal stretching out into the peat bogs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzœy̯.dərˈɔpˌɣaːn.də/
  • Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧op‧gaan‧de

Proper noun

Zuideropgaande n

  1. a hamlet in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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