Hoogersmilde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hooge Smilde in 1634. Compound of an inflected form of hoog (“high, elevated”) and the toponym Smilde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦoː.ɣərˈsmɪl.də/
• Hyphenation: Hoo‧ger‧smil‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪldə

Proper noun

Hoogersmilde n

1. A village in Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hoogersmilder

References

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