Zeist

See also: zeist and zèist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Zeist.

Proper noun

Zeist

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as seist in 838. From Middle Dutch seist, of unknown etymology. One proposal derives the toponym from Proto-Indo-European *sagis (a plant species) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t.

Compare Zeegse, Zeesse, Zeijen, Ziek, Seeste and Segeste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛi̯st/

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• Hyphenation: Zeist
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯st

Proper noun

Zeist n

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands

   Synonym: Slotstad (nickname)

   Meronyms: Austerlitz, Bosch en Duin, Den Dolder, Huis ter Heide

Derived terms

• Zeister
• Zeists

References

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