Slingenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Slingenberg in 1975. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch slinc (“left-, leftwards”), slinge (“gate in a fence”) or slingen (“wriggle, writhe”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈslɪ.ŋəˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Slin‧gen‧berg

Proper noun

Slingenberg n

  1. A hamlet in Staphorst, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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