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Dutch
Etymology
- (Friesland) First attested as nordameer and nordamer in 1432. Calque of West Frisian Noardermar, derived from a compound of Old Frisian north (“north-, northern”) and mar (“lake”).
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as Noore meer in 1575. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and meer (“lake”). The toponym contrasts with Zuidermeer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈmeːr/
- Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧meer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Noordermeer n
- A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “noordermeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN