Weert

Dutch

Etymology

• (Weert) First attested with certainty as werd in 1155. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch werde (“land next to water, riverine island”), although there are no large rivers near the city. See also Limburgish Wieërt.
• (Meerssen) First attested as werde in 1335. Derived from weerd (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːrt/

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• Hyphenation: Weert
• Rhymes: -eːrt
• Homophones: weert, Weerd

Proper noun

Weert n

1. Weert (a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: Altweerterheide, Boshoven, Breyvin, Crixhoek, De Berg, De Boberden, De Horst, Dijkerstraat, Hei, Houtbroek, Hushoven, Laar, Moesdijk, Rietbroek, Stramproy, Swartbroek, Tungelroy, Wisbroek

2. A hamlet in Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Weertenaar
• Weerts
• Altweert
• Nederweert

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “weert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːɐt/

Noun

Weert m

1. worth

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary