Etymology
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Attested as Sorg vliet in 1781. Compound of zorg (“worry, care”) and vlieden (“flee, run away”). Named after an estate.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsɔrx.vlit/
- Hyphenation: Sorgh‧vliet
Proper noun
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Sorghvliet n
- A neighbourhood of Veendam, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sorghvliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN