Uitwierde

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as to uutwierd in 1439. Compound of uit (“out, outer”) and the dative plural form of Old Frisian uurð (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The element uit was added to distinguish the toponym from Opwierde.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /œy̯tˈʋir.də/
Hyphenation: Uit‧wier‧de
Rhymes: -irdə

Proper noun edit

Uitwierde n

A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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