Den Haag
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch die Haghe (“the enclosure”), from hage (m, later also f, “enclosure, hedge”), from Proto-Germanic *hagô. First attested in 1242 as die haga. The article form den is dative/accusative, generalized in the modern name because of its use after prepositions, e.g. in den Haghe (“in The Hague”). Compare Den Bosch, Den Hoorn etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /dɛn ˈɦaːx/
Audio (Netherlands): (file) - Hyphenation: Den Haag
- Rhymes: -aːx
Proper noun[edit]
- The Hague (a city, municipality, and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)
- Synonyms: (officialese) 's-Gravenhage, (nicknames) Agga, Hofstad, stad achter de duinen
- Meronym: Haagoord
- (figuratively, metonymically) The national government or administrative authority of the Netherlands
Usage notes[edit]
- While den is etymologically a masculine article, the city name is neuter insofar as one says e.g. het mooie Den Haag (“beautiful The Hague”).
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “den haag”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch die haghe (“the enclosure”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Den Haag n (proper noun, genitive Den Haags or (optionally with an article) Den Haag)
- The Hague (a city and capital of South Holland, Netherlands; administrative capital of the Netherlands)
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