Beersterhoogen

Beersterhoogen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Beerster Hogen in 1781. Compound of the toponym Beerta and an inflected form of hoog (“high, elevated”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Beersterhogen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbeːr.stərˈɦoː.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Beer‧ster‧hoo‧gen
• Rhymes: -oːɣən

Proper noun

Beersterhoogen n

1. A hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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