Zoeterwoude-Dorp
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as sotrewold in 1205. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element dorp (“village”) was added later in order to distinguish the settlement from Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk. Compare Zoetermeer and Zwieten.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧wou‧de-‧Dorp
Proper noun edit
Zoeterwoude-Dorp n
- A village in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.