Hooge Mierde
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Hooge Miêrd (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as myrtha around 1200. Derived from hoog (“high, upper”) and Old Dutch *mier (“swamp”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Mierde. Compare Melle and Mierlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈmiːr.də/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Mier‧de
- Rhymes: -iːrdə
Proper noun
Hooge Mierde n
- A village in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Haoiboerenrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Hooge en Lage Mierde
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN