Berg en Dal

English

Proper noun

Berg en Dal

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrx ɛn ˈdɑl/
• Hyphenation: Berg en Dal
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1

First attested in 1867. Derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”), en (“and”) and dal (“valley, vale”). Named for the hilly landscape.

Proper noun

Berg en Dal n

1. Berg en Dal (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: Beek, Breedeweg, De Horst, De Kamp, De Vlietberg, Erlecom, Grafwegen, Groenlanden, Groesbeek, Haukes, Heilig Landstichting, Holdeurn, Kekerdom, Leuth, Millingen aan de Rijn, Ooij, Persingen, Plak, Tiengeboden, Ubbergen, Valkenlaagte, Wercheren, Zeeland

Derived terms

• Berg en Daller
• Berg en Dals

Etymology 2

First attested in the 1720s.

Proper noun

Berg en Dal n

1. A settlement and former plantation in Brokopondo, Suriname

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: Bergi

References

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