Sellingerbeetse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sellingerbeetse in 1913. Compound of the toponym Sellingen and dialectal beetse (“low-lying pasture which floods in winter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛ.lɪ.ŋərˈbeːt.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Sel‧lin‧ger‧beet‧se
  • Rhymes: -eːtsə

Proper noun

Sellingerbeetse n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

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