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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sotrewold in 1205. Compound of the hydronym Zoete and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The compound element Rijn (“the Rhine”) and dijk (“levee”) was added later in order to distinguish the settlement from Zoeterwoude-Dorp. Compare Zoetermeer and Zwieten.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Zoe‧ter‧wou‧de-‧Rijn‧dijk
Proper noun
Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk n
- A village in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zoeterwoude-rijndijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN