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

1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands

• Latin: Bercizoma f

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/

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧gen op Zoom
• Rhymes: -oːm

Proper noun

Bergen op Zoom n

1. 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
• Opzoomer

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