"Bergen op Zoom" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌbɛrɣə(n)ɔp ˈsoːm/ Audio: Nl-Bergen op Zoom.ogg Forms: Berghen op Soom [alternative, obsolete], Berghen op Zoom [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -oːm Etymology: From Middle Dutch Bergen op den Sôom. First attested as in villa qui dicitur bergon in 966. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”). The identifying element zoom (“seam, edge”) was added later, possibly to distinguish the city from nearby Steenbergen. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|Bergen op den Sôom}} Middle Dutch Bergen op den Sôom, {{inh|nl|odt|berga|t=hill, elevated place}} Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n|head=Bergen op Zoom}} Bergen op Zoom n
  1. Bergen op Zoom (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands) Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in North Brabant, Netherlands, Cities in the Netherlands, Municipalities of North Brabant, Netherlands, Places in North Brabant, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands Synonyms: Krabbegat Derived forms: Bergenaar, Bergs, Bergse Plaat, Opzoomer

Alternative forms

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