Soest
Dutch
A windmill in Soest
Etymology
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/, [sust]
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Soest
- Rhymes: -ust
Proper noun
Soest
- A town and municipality of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Meronyms: De Birkt, Hees, Melm, Pijnenburg, Soestdijk, Soestduinen, Soesterberg, Wieksloot
Derived terms
- Soestenaar, Soesder
- Soests, Soester
- Soestdijk
- Soestduinen
- Soesterberg
- Soester Hoogt
- Soesterkwartier
- Soesterveen
References
German
Soest
Etymology
From Middle Low German Sôest. The -e- indicates vowel length (as e.g. in Coesfeld, Oer).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zoːst/
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Proper noun
Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)
- A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- A municipality and town in the Province of Utrecht, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Soester
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