Meteren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Métere (dialect form)
Etymology
Potentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to Proto-Celtic *mater (“mother, river deity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.tə.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Me‧te‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːtərən
Proper noun
Meteren n
- A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Meterenaar
- Meterens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN