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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as soltcampum in 1418. Compound of Old Frisian salt (“salt”) and kamp (“enclosed piece of land”). The toponym may refer to the settlement's close proximity to the sea or to salt-extraction industries.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Zoltkamp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɑu̯t.kɑmp/
- Hyphenation: Zout‧kamp
Proper noun
Zoutkamp n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN