Plantage

See also: plantage

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as De Plantage in 1899. Named after a house, the name of which in turn derives from plantage (“plantation”).
• (Noord-Holland) Derived from plantage (“plantation”). The area was formerly occupied by various gardens.
• (Zuid-Holland) Derived from plantage (“plantation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑnˈtaː.ʒə/

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• Hyphenation: Plan‧ta‧ge
• Rhymes: -aːʒə
• Homophone: plantage

Proper noun

Plantage n

1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French plantage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /planˈtaː.ʒə/

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• Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Plantage f (genitive Plantage, plural Plantagen)

1. plantation

Declension

Declension of Plantage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Plantage	die	Plantagen
genitive	einer	der	Plantage	der	Plantagen
dative	einer	der	Plantage	den	Plantagen
accusative	eine	die	Plantage	die	Plantagen

Hyponyms

• Apfelsinenplantage
• Orangenplantage
• Zitronenplantage
• Zuckerrohrplantage

Further reading

• “Plantage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Plantage” in Duden online