Berg en Dal
English
editProper noun
editBerg en Dal
- A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in 1867. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”), en (“and”) and dal (“valley, vale”). Named for the hilly landscape.
Proper noun
edit- Berg en Dal (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Beek, Breedeweg, De Horst, De Kamp, De Vlietberg, Erlecom, Grafwegen, Groenlanden, Groesbeek, Haukes, Heilig Landstichting, Holdeurn, Kekerdom, Leuth, Millingen aan de Rijn, Ooij, Persingen, Plak, Tiengeboden, Ubbergen, Valkenlaagte, Wercheren, Zeeland
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFirst attested in the 1720s.
Proper noun
edit- A settlement and former plantation in Brokopondo, Suriname
Descendants
edit- Sranan Tongo: Bergi
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Villages in the Netherlands
- en:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of Gelderland, Netherlands
- en:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑl
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Suriname
- nl:Places in Suriname