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Meteren
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Métere dialect form
Etymology
Potentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to cel-pro *mater mother, river deity.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈmeː.tə.rə(n)/
nl Me te ren
nl eːtərən 3
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/West Betuwe p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Meterenaar
nl Meterens
References