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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as blidenstat in 1152. Compound of Old Dutch blide (“cheerful, happy”) and stat (“place”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to stein (“stone building, castle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɛi̯.də(n)ˌstɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: Blij‧den‧stein
Proper noun
Blijdenstein n
- A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN