Nederlandene

Danish da: Etymology Definite plural form, probably from Older Dutch nl Nederlanden. Pronunciation da /neːðərlanənə/ [ˈneːðɐˌlænn̩nə] Proper noun da proper noun da Netherlands Q55,Q29999 da Holland common, often proscribed Related terms da Nederland rare da nederlænder c ("Dutchman, Dutchwoman, Dutchperson") da nederlandsk a ("Dutch") Descendants nb Nederlandene See also da exonyms Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|A 1567 map of the Low Countries. thumb|Windmills in the low-lying landscape of Kinderdijk in the present-day Netherlands. thumb|A polder landscape at Oostzaan in the present-day Netherlands. Etymology nb, based on nb dum Nederlanden the Low Countries; literally “the low lands”, the plural of dum Nederland low land, formed from dum nēder low, down and dum lant land. The form was adapted with Norwegian Bokmål nb -ene definite plural suffix, probably through Danish da Nederlandene the Netherlands; the Low Countries. The first element derives from nb odt nithar down, below, from nb gmw-pro *niþer down, below, from nb gem-pro *niþer down, below, ultimately from nb ine-pro *niter down. The second derives from nb odt lant land, from nb gmw-pro *land land, from nb gem-pro *landą land, ultimately from nb ine-pro *lendʰ- land, heath. Parallel formations include da Nederlandene, sv Nederländerna, de Niederlande and en Netherlands the Low Countries. Parallel calques include fr Pays-Bas and es Países Bajos the Low Countries. Pronunciation nb /²ˈneː.dərˌlanː.ən.ə/ [ˈnêː.də.ˌɭɑnː.ən.ə̌] nb eːdərlanːənə 5 nb Ne der lan de ne Proper noun nb proper noun Low Countries; nb historical region cont/Europe, comprising present-day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as parts of Germany and France. nb På 1500-tallet var Nederlandene et viktig sentrum for handel og kunst. In the 16th century, the Low Countries were an important centre of trade and art. nb 31 July 2023 Aslak Kittelsen Nederlandene Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nederlandene Nederlandene er et historisk landskap i Europa som omfatter nåværende Nederland, Belgia og Luxembourg, samt deler av Tyskland og Frankrike. The Low Countries are a historical region in Europe comprising the present-day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as parts of Germany and France. https://web.archive.org/web/20260723150053/https://snl.no/Nederlandene 23 July 2026 Usage notes nb Nederlandene denotes the historical region known in English as the Low Countries and should not be confused with the modern country nb Nederland the Netherlands. The name also occurs in historical and official expressions such as de nordlige Nederlandene (“the Northern Netherlands”), de sørlige Nederlandene (“the Southern Netherlands”), nb De forente Nederlandene the Dutch Republic and nb Kongeriket Nederlandene the Kingdom of the Netherlands. See also nb Benelux Benelux nb Nederland the Netherlands nb De forente Nederlandene the Dutch Republic nb Kongeriket Nederlandene the Kingdom of the Netherlands References “Nederlandene” in Store norske leksikon.