Nooitgedacht

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1936. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
• (Groningen) First attested as Nooitgedacht in 1984. Compound of nooit (“never”) and the past participle of denken (“think”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːi̯t.ɣə.dɑxt/
• Hyphenation: Nooit‧ge‧dacht

Proper noun

Nooitgedacht n

1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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