's-Heerenberg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berga in the twelfth century. Compound of heer (“lord”) and Old Dutch berge (“hill, elevated place”) with genitive prefix 's-. The city became the seat of the fiefdom of Bergh in 1486.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: 's-‧Hee‧ren‧berg
- Rhymes: -ɛrx
Proper noun
's-Heerenberg n
- A city and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Waskupenstad (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- 's-Heerenbergenaar
- Berghs
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “s-heerenberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN