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Dutch
Etymology
- (Limburg) First attested as eykenenbosch and eyckenenboess in the 15th century. Compound of eikel (“acorn”) and bos (“rising forest”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as eykelenbosche and eyckenenbosch in 1368. Compound of the plural form of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.kə.lə(n)ˌbɔs/
- Hyphenation: Ei‧ke‧len‧bosch
Proper noun
Eikelenbosch n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN