Zoutelande
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as soutenlande in 1256. Compound of zout (“salt”) (used here in a dialectal sense to refer to land located outside of a levee) and land (“land”).
See also Zealandic Zoetelande.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈzu.təˌlɑn.də/ (correct)
- IPA(key): /ˈzɑu̯.təˌlɑn.də/ (incorrect but frequently used)
- Hyphenation: Zou‧te‧lan‧de
Proper noun
editZoutelande n
- A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Usage notes
editThe correct pronunciation of the toponym involves pronouncing the first element as zoet. Outside of Zeeland, the first element is often incorrectly pronounced as zout.