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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as vurste in 1207. Compound of the toponym Grubben and vorst (“preserve”). The toponym Grubben refers to a former castle and is derived from dialectal grubbe (“dug passage, hollow road”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Broekhuizenvorst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣrʏ.bə(n)ˈvɔrst/
- Hyphenation: Grub‧ben‧vorst
- Rhymes: -ɔrst
Proper noun
Grubbenvorst n
- A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN