Sappemeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as up sappenmeer in 1489. Compound of a term cognate to sijpelen (“drip”) or sap (“juice, sap”) and meer (“lake”). Originally a hydronym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɑ.pəˈmeːr/
• Hyphenation: Sap‧pe‧meer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Sappemeer n

1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Sappemeerder
• Sappemeers
• Hoogezand-Sappemeer

References

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