Zuidwolde

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as suthwalda in 1275. Compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zuudwolde.
• (Groningen) First attested as up zutywolde in 1399. Compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordwolde. See also Dutch Low Saxon Zuudwôlde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zœy̯tˈʋɔl.də/
• Hyphenation: Zuid‧wol‧de
• Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Zuidwolde n

1. A village and former municipality of De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zuidwolder

References

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