Hoogersmilde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hooge Smilde in 1634. Compound of an inflected form of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the toponym Smilde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈsmɪl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧smil‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɪldə

Proper noun

Hoogersmilde n

  1. A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Hoogersmilder

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