Zuiderend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Zuidend, De Soerendt and de Suyrend in the 17th century. Calque of West Frisian Suorein, a compound of suder (“southern, south-”) and ein (“end”). The element suder was added to distinguish the toponym from Noordend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯.dərˌɛnt/
• Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧end

Proper noun

Zuiderend n

1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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