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Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as achtienhove in 1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as achtienhoeven in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch achtien (“eighteen”) and the plural form of hoeve (“plot of land of a certain size”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Acht‧tien‧ho‧ven
Proper noun
Achttienhoven n
- A hamlet and former municipality of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “achttienhoven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN