Een

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See also: een, e'en, -een, eên, -éen, and één

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ede around 1335. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Eden or the numeral een. One hypothetical reading of the oldest attestation is Middle Dutch *ede (“turf used as fuel”). Compare Ede, Eede and Oud-Ade.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Een
  • Rhymes: -eːn
  • Homophone: een

Proper noun

Een n

  1. A village in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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