Slingenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Slingenberg in 1975. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch slinc (“left-, leftwards”), slinge (“gate in a fence”) or slingen (“wriggle, writhe”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɪ.ŋəˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Slin‧gen‧berg

Proper noun

Slingenberg n

1. a hamlet in Staphorst, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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