Nooitgedacht

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Drenthe) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1936. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
  • (Groningen) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1984. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːi̯t.ɣə.dɑxt/
  • Hyphenation: Nooit‧ge‧dacht

Proper noun

Nooitgedacht n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

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