Zeilberg

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Zaailberg (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as zeylberch in 1384. Likely a compound of Medieval Latin sedile (“settlement, farm, farmstead”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Formerly an independent village. Compare Zeelberg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯l.bɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Zeil‧berg

Proper noun

Zeilberg n

  1. A neighbourhood of Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Pottenbakkersrijk (Carnival nickname)

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