Bergen op Zoom

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch Bergen op Zoom. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɜɹɡən ɑp ˈzoʊm/, /ˌbɛɹɡ-/, /ˌbɜɹx-/, /ˌbɛɹx-/, /-ə -/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɜːɡən ɒp ˈzəʊm/, /ˌbɛəɡ-/, /ˌbɜːx-/, /ˌbɛəx-/ === Proper noun === Bergen op Zoom A city in North Brabant, Netherlands. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Bergen op Zoom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Berghen op Soom, Berghen op Zoom (obsolete) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛrɣə(n) ɔp ˈsoːm/ Hyphenation: Ber‧gen op Zoom Rhymes: -oːm === Proper noun === Bergen op Zoom n Bergen op Zoom (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands) Synonym: Krabbegat (Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Halsteren, Heihoefke, Heimolen, Kijkuit, Kladde, Klutsdorp, Lepelstraat, Nieuwe Molen, Oude Molen, Slikkenburg, Spinolaberg, Vetterik, Vrederust, Waterkant, Zuidgeest ==== Derived terms ==== Bergenaar Bergs Bergse Plaat Opzoomer ==== Descendants ==== → English: Bergen op Zoom === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN === Further reading === Bergen op Zoom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl