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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Balhofstee in 1838-1857. Compound of either bal (“bullet, cannonball”) or Middle Dutch baelje (“fencing, pallisade”) and hofstede (“homestead, farmstead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑlˌɦɔf.steː.də/
- Hyphenation: Bal‧hof‧ste‧de
Proper noun
Balhofstede n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “balhofstede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN