Nude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in hnodi in 855. Derived from Old Dutch noda (“low-lying marshland”). Originally the name of a swampland between Rhenen and Wageningen that later came to be applied specifically to the hamlet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈny.də/
  • Hyphenation: Nu‧de
  • Rhymes: -ydə

Proper noun

Nude n

  1. A hamlet in Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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