Nieuweroord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuwer Oord in 1851-1855. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and oord (“place”). Originally the name of a house.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Neieroord.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧wer‧oord

Proper noun

Nieuweroord n

  1. A village in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Nieuweroorder
  • Nieuweroords

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