Bellingeweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as beltkeweer in 1462. Compound of Old Frisian Belle (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”). Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌbɛ.lɪ.ŋəˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧ge‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Bellingeweer n

A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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