Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as vlachtwede in 1316. Compound of dialectal flacht (jumbled mess, knotted mess) and Middle Dutch wede (forest, brushwood).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vlɑxtˈʋɛ.də/
  • Hyphenation: Vlagt‧wed‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛdə

Proper noun

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Vlagtwedde n

  1. A village and former municipality of Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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