Swolgen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suulginon around 1100. Derived from the dative plural form of an ancient hydronym related to zwelgen (“gulp down, devour”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʋɔl.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Swol‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɔlɣən
Proper noun
Swolgen n
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Swolgenaar
- Swolgens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN