Soest

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German and Dutch Soest respectively.

Proper noun

Soest

1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

A windmill in Soest

Etymology 1

First attested as soys and zoys in 1028. Etymology uncertain. One hypothesis proposes a derivation from a hydronym cognate to suizen (“swish, murmer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sust/, [sust]

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• Hyphenation: Soest
• Rhymes: -ust

Proper noun

Soest

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, the Netherlands

   Meronyms: De Birkt, Hees, Melm, Pijnenburg, Soestdijk, Soestduinen, Soesterberg, Wieksloot

Derived terms

• Soestenaar, Soesder
• Soests, Soester
• Soestdijk
• Soestduinen
• Soesterberg
• Soester Hoogt
• Soesterkwartier
• Soesterveen

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Soest.

Proper noun

Soest n

1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

References

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

Further reading

• Soest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Soest

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German Sôest. The -e- indicates vowel length (as e.g. in Coesfeld, Oer).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoːst/

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Proper noun

Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)

1. A town and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Derived terms

• Soester

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch Soest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːst/ (or like the German town above)

Proper noun

Soest n (proper noun, genitive Soests or (optionally with an article) Soest)

1. A municipality and town in the Province of Utrecht, Netherlands