Blijdenstein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blidenstat in 1152. Compound of Old Dutch blide (“cheerful, happy”) and stat (“place”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to -stein (“stone building, castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛi̯.də(n)ˌstɛi̯n/
• Hyphenation: Blij‧den‧stein

Proper noun

Blijdenstein n

1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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