Soest

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German and Dutch Soest respectively.

Proper noun

Soest

  1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  2. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

A windmill in Soest

Etymology 1

First attested as soys and zoys in 1028. Etymology uncertain. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from a hydronym cognate to suizen (“swish, murmer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sust/,
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  • Hyphenation: Soest
  • Rhymes: -ust

Proper noun

Soest

  1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, the Netherlands
    Meronyms: De Birkt, Hees, Melm, Pijnenburg, Soestdijk, Soestduinen, Soesterberg, Wieksloot
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Soest.

Proper noun

Soest n

  1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

References

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

Further reading

German

Soest
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Etymology 1

From Middle Low German Sôest. The -e- indicates vowel length (as e.g. in Coesfeld, Oer).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)

  1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch Soest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːst/ (or like the German town above)

Proper noun

Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)

  1. A municipality and town in the Province of Utrecht, Netherlands
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