Sellingerbeetse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sellingerbeetse in 1913. Compound of the toponym Sellingen and dialectal beetse (“low-lying pasture which floods in winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛ.lɪ.ŋərˈbeːt.sə/
• Hyphenation: Sel‧lin‧ger‧beet‧se
• Rhymes: -eːtsə

Proper noun

Sellingerbeetse n

1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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