Mortiere

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bi den mortiere around 1305. Derived from a term cognate with mortel (“low-lying swampy place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔrˈtiː.rə/
• Hyphenation: Mor‧tie‧re
• Rhymes: -iːrə

Proper noun

Mortiere n

1. A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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