Sappemeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as up sappenmeer in 1489. Compound of a term cognate to sijpelen (“drip”) or sap (“juice, sap”) and meer (“lake”). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɑ.pəˈmeːr/
Hyphenation: Sap‧pe‧meer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Sappemeer n

A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Sappemeerder
Sappemeers
Hoogezand-Sappemeer

References

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

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