Bergambacht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berghe in 1254. Compound of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”) and ambacht (“type of fiefdom”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Berg‧am‧bacht

Proper noun

Bergambacht n

1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Bergambachtenaar
• Bergambachts
• Benedenberg
• Bergstoep
• Bovenberg

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bergambacht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN