Nooitgedacht
Dutch
Etymology
- (Drenthe) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1936. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
- (Groningen) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1984. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːi̯t.ɣə.dɑxt/
- Hyphenation: Nooit‧ge‧dacht
Proper noun
Nooitgedacht n
- A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN