Nieuweroord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuwer Oord in 1851-1855. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and oord (“place”). Originally the name of a house.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Neieroord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌoːrt/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧wer‧oord

Proper noun

Nieuweroord n

1. A village in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Nieuweroorder
• Nieuweroords

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN