Zoetermeer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as soetermere. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch mere (“lake, pool”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to zoet (“potable, sweet”). Compare Zoeterwoude and Zwieten.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌzu.tərˈmeːr/
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Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧meer

Proper noun edit

Zoetermeer n

A city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands without city rights.
Synonyms: Sweet Lake City (jocular nickname), Soetelanden (Carnival nickname)

Meronym: Roeleveen

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zoetermeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN