Zutphen
English
Proper noun
Zutphen
- A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sutphem in 1101. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch sūth (“south-, southern”) and either fene (“peat bog, fen”) or fenne (“pasture, swampland”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Zutfent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʏt.fə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Zut‧phen
Proper noun
Zutphen n
- Zutphen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Bronsbergen, De Hoven, Leesten, Warken, Warnsveld
Derived terms
- Zutphenaar
- Zutphens
- van Zutphen, van Zutven
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zutphen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN