Woerden
English
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as wirda sometime after 786. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch uurth (“artificial mound used for habitation”) or Old Frisian uurth (“artifical mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋuːr.də(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Woer‧den
- Rhymes: -uːrdən
Proper noun
Woerden n
- A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: Barwoutswaarder, Bekenes, Breeveld, Breudijk, Geestdorp, Gerverscop, Haanwijk, Harmelen, Harmelerwaard, Houtdijken, Indijk, Kamerik, Kanis, Kromwijk, Lagebroek, Mijzijde, Oud-Kamerik, Reijerscop, Rietveld, 's-Gravensloot, Teckop, Teylingen, Zegveld
Derived terms
- Woerdenaar
- Woerdens
- Woerdense Verlaat
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