Zorgvliet

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
• (Zuid-Holland) Attested as op Sorghvliet in 1658. Compound of zorg (“worry, care”) and vliet (“flight”). Originally the name of an estate built by statesman and poet Jacob Cats.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔrx.vlit/
• Hyphenation: Zorg‧vliet

Proper noun

Zorgvliet n

1. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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