Tweede Exloërmond

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Zuider Hoofddiep of Exlooder Mond in 1851-1855. Derived from tweede (“second”) and a compound of the toponym Exloo and mond (“small canal that links up with a primary canal”). Named after a nearby canal.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Twiede Ekselermond.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋeː.də ˌɛks.loː.ərˈmɔnt/
  • Hyphenation: Twee‧de Exloer‧mond
  • Rhymes: -ɔnt

Proper noun

Tweede Exloërmond n

  1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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