Zaan

See also: zaan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sadne around 1214. Etymology uncertain. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from Proto-Germanic *saða (“sated, full”) and a derivation from *sauþ- (“bubbling water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Zaan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

Zaan c

1. a river in North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Koog aan de Zaan
• Oostzaan
• Saendelft
• Voorzaan
• Westzaan
• Zaandam
• Zaandijk
• Zaaneiland
• Zaankant
• Zaans
• Zaanstad
• Zaanstreek

References

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɔːn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːn
• Syllabification: Zaan

Noun

Zaan m (plural Zeen, diminutive Zeenche)

1. tooth

   Sein Zeen falle ab.

   His teeth are falling.

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zaan”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch