请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 Westerlee
释义

Westerlee

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) First attested as westerle in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian wester (western, west-) and a term cognate to Old Saxon hlêo (burial mound). The toponym contrasts with Heiligerlee. Compare Beneden-Leeuwen, Boven-Leeuwen, Leeuwen, Leeuwte, Denderleeuw, Gors-Opleeuw, Lauw, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Zoutleeuw. See also Dutch Low Saxon Westerlij.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Westerlee in 1869. Compound of wester (western, west-) and the hydronym Lee (derived from lede (excavated or channeled watercourse)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛs.tərˌleː/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧lee

Proper noun

Westerlee n

  1. A village and former municipality of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), weesterlee”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
随便看

 

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法,是外语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/10/6 21:53:31