Gouda

See also: gouda, gōuda, goudą, and Goudą

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯də/, /ˈɡuːdə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊdə, -uːdə

Proper noun

Gouda

1. A city and municipality in South Holland province, Netherlands.

Translations

city in the Netherlands

• Dutch: Gouda (nl) n
• German: Gouda (de)
• Greek: Χάουντα (Cháounta)
• Hindi: गाउडा (gāuḍā)
• Portuguese: Gouda f
• Russian: Га́уда (ru) f (Gáuda)

Noun

Gouda (usually uncountable, plural Goudas)

1. A yellow Dutch cheese made from cows' milk.

Translations

cheese

• Dutch: Goudse kaas (nl) m
• Finnish: goudajuusto
• German: Gouda (de)
• Greek: Γκούντα (el) (Gkoúnta)
• Hindi: गाउडा (gāuḍā)
• Russian: Га́уда (ru) f (Gáuda)

Further reading

• Gouda (cheese) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as golda in 1143. Derived from the hydronym Gouwe, derived in turn from a compound of Old Dutch gold (“gold”) and ā (“watercourse, river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.daː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Gou‧da

Proper noun

Gouda n

1. Gouda (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands)

   Synonym: Kaasstad (nickname)

   Meronym: Stolwijkersluis

Derived terms

• Gouwenaar
• Gouds

Noun

Gouda c (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (uncommon) Gouda cheese

References

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯da/
• IPA^(key): /ˈxaʊ̯da/ (rare and learned for the city; never for the cheese)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːda/, /ˈɡɔʊ̯da/ (uncommon, cheese)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Gouda n (proper noun, genitive Goudas or (optionally with an article) Gouda)

1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Gouda [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Gouda
genitive	des	Goudas, Gouda1
dative	dem	Gouda
accusative	das	Gouda

¹Optionally with an article.

Noun

Gouda m (strong, genitive Goudas, plural Goudas)

1. Gouda (kind of cheese)

   Synonym: Goudakäse

Declension

Declension of Gouda [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gouda	die	Goudas
genitive	eines	des	Goudas	der	Goudas
dative	einem	dem	Gouda	den	Goudas
accusative	einen	den	Gouda	die	Goudas

Polish

Gouda

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Gouda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔw.da/
• Rhymes: -ɔwda
• Syllabification: Gou‧da
• Homophones: gołda, Gołda, gouda

Proper noun

Gouda f

1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Gouda

	singular
nominative	Gouda
genitive	Goudy
dative	Goudzie
accusative	Goudę
instrumental	Goudą
locative	Goudzie
vocative	Goudo

Further reading

• “Gouda”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Gouda”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Gouda f

1. Gouda (a city in South Holland, Netherlands)