Zoeterwoude-Dorp
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as sotrewold in 1205. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element dorp (“village”) was added later in order to distinguish the settlement from Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk. Compare Zoetermeer and Zwieten.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧wou‧de-‧Dorp
Proper noun
editZoeterwoude-Dorp n
- A village in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.