Nieuw-Vossemeer
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as Nijeuwe Vossemaer in 1573-1576. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and a compound of Middle Dutch vorsch (“fresh, potable, dammed-in”) and meer (“pool, watercourse”). The element vorsch was quickly reinterpreted as vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oud-Vossemeer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nieuw-Vossemeer n
- A village and former municipality of Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: 't Vosse-ol (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːr
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːr/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands