Bergen op Zoom
English
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch Bergen op Zoom.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɜɹɡən ɑp ˈzoʊm/, /ˌbɛɹɡ-/, /ˌbɜɹx-/, /ˌbɛɹx-/, /-ə -/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɜːɡən ɒp ˈzəʊm/, /ˌbɛəɡ-/, /ˌbɜːx-/, /ˌbɛəx-/
Proper noun
editBergen op Zoom
- A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Translations
editcity in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands
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Further reading
edit- Bergen op Zoom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFirst attested as in villa qui dicitur bergon in 966. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”). The identifying element zoom (“seam, edge”) was added later, possibly to distinguish the city from nearby Steenbergen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- Bergen op Zoom (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
- Synonym: Krabbegat (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Halsteren, Heihoefke, Heimolen, Kijkuit, Kladde, Klutsdorp, Lepelstraat, Nieuwe Molen, Oude Molen, Slikkenburg, Spinolaberg, Vetterik, Vrederust, Waterkant, Zuidgeest
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: Bergen op Zoom
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- Bergen op Zoom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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