Weipoort

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as der weypoort in 1451. Likely a compound of wei (“pasture”) +‎ poort (“gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.poːrt/
• Hyphenation: Wei‧poort

Proper noun

Weipoort f

1. A hamlet in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands.

Usage notes

• In historical usage, this place name often took the definite article de; this may still occur in contemporary language.

References

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