Zoutelande

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as soutenlande in 1256. Compound of zout (“salt”) (used here in a dialectal sense to refer to land located outside of a levee) and land (“land”).

See also Zealandic Zoetelande.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzu.təˌlɑn.də/ (correct)
• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑu̯.təˌlɑn.də/ (incorrect but frequently used)
• Hyphenation: Zou‧te‧lan‧de

Proper noun

Zoutelande n

1. A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands

Usage notes

The correct pronunciation of the toponym involves pronouncing the first element as zoet. Outside of Zeeland, the first element is often incorrectly pronounced as zout.

Derived terms

• Zoutelander
• Zoutelands

References

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