Muizenberg
English
Proper noun
Muizenberg
- A coastal town in Western Cape, South Africa.
Dutch
Etymology
- (Curaçao) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Netherlands) First attested as opte muysberch in 1529. Compound of muis (“mouse”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmœy̯.zə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Mui‧zen‧berg
Proper noun
Muizenberg n
- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.
- A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “muizenberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN