Gouda

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See also: gouda, gōuda, goudą, and Goudą

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯də/, /ˈɡuːdə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊdə, -uːdə

Proper noun

Gouda

  1. A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

Translations

Noun

Gouda (usually uncountable, plural Goudas)

  1. A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Translations

Further reading

Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as golda in 1143. Derived from the hydronym Gouwe, derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch gold (“gold”) and ā (“watercourse, river”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.daː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gou‧da

Proper noun

Gouda n

  1. Gouda (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands).
    Synonym: Kaasstad (nickname)
    Meronym: Stolwijkersluis

Derived terms

Noun

Gouda c (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Gouda cheese

References

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

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯da/
  • IPA(key): /ˈxaʊ̯da/ (rare and learned for the city; never for the cheese)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoːda/, /ˈɡɔʊ̯da/ (uncommon, cheese)
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Gouda n (proper noun, genitive Goudas or (optionally with an article) Gouda)

  1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Gouda
singular
def. noun
nominative das Gouda
genitive des Goudas, Gouda1
dative dem Gouda
accusative das Gouda

1Optionally with an article.

Noun

Gouda m (strong, genitive Goudas, plural Goudas)

  1. Gouda (kind of cheese)
    Synonym: Goudakäse

Declension

Declension of Gouda
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gouda die Goudas
genitive eines des Goudas der Goudas
dative einem dem Gouda den Goudas
accusative einen den Gouda die Goudas

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Gouda

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gouda.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gouda f

  1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Gouda
singular
nominative Gouda
genitive Goudy
dative Goudzie
accusative Goudę
instrumental Goudą
locative Goudzie
vocative Goudo

Further reading

  • Gouda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Gouda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Gouda f

  1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)
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