Weipoort

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Etymology

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Attested as der weypoort in 1451. Likely a compound of wei (pasture) +‎ poort (gate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.poːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧poort

Proper noun

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Weipoort f

  1. A hamlet in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands

Usage notes

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  • In historical usage, this place name often took the definite article de; this may still occur in contemporary language.

References

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