Bergen op Zoom
English
Etymology
From Dutch Bergen op Zoom.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɜɹɡən ɑp ˈzoʊm/, /ˌbɛɹɡ-/, /ˌbɜɹx-/, /ˌbɛɹx-/, /-ə -/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɜːɡən ɒp ˈzəʊm/, /ˌbɛəɡ-/, /ˌbɜːx-/, /ˌbɛəx-/
Proper noun
Bergen op Zoom
- A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Translations
city in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands
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Further reading
Bergen op Zoom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Berghen op Soom, Berghen op Zoom (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested as in villa qui dicitur bergon in 966. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”). The identifying element zoom (“seam, edge”) was added later, possibly to distinguish the city from nearby Steenbergen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛrɣə(n) ɔp ˈsoːm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ber‧gen op Zoom
- Rhymes: -oːm
Proper noun
Bergen op Zoom n
- Bergen op Zoom (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
- Synonym: Krabbegat (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Halsteren, Heihoefke, Heimolen, Kijkuit, Kladde, Klutsdorp, Lepelstraat, Nieuwe Molen, Oude Molen, Slikkenburg, Spinolaberg, Vetterik, Vrederust, Waterkant, Zuidgeest
Derived terms
- Bergenaar
- Bergs
- Bergse Plaat
Descendants
- → English: Bergen op Zoom
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Further reading
- Bergen op Zoom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl