Muizenberg

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Muizenberg (literally “Mouse Hill”), first attested in Middle Dutch as the name of an area in Breda. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːzənbɜːɡ/ (General South African) IPA(key): /ˈmœʊ̯zənbeə̯χ/, (anglicized) /ˈmjʉːzənbøːɡ/ Hyphenation: Mui‧zen‧berg === Proper noun === Muizenberg A former coastal town in the Western Cape, South Africa; now a neighbourhood of Cape Town. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao. A wetland in Muizenberg, Willemstad, Curaçao. == Dutch == === Etymology === (Netherlands): First attested as Middle Dutch opte muysberch in 1529. Compound of muis (“mouse”) +‎ -en- +‎ berg (“hill, elevated place”). (Curaçao, South Africa): This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmœy̯.zə(n)ˌbɛrx/ Hyphenation: Mui‧zen‧berg === Proper noun === Muizenberg n a neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands Muizenberg (a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao) Muizenberg (a wetland in Muizenberg, Willemstad, Curaçao) Muizenberg (a former coastal town in the Western Cape, South Africa; now a neighbourhood of Cape Town) === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Muizenberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN