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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hellevorth in 1192. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch hel (“bright, transparent”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). The first element of the compound is unlikely to be Middle Dutch helle (“slope, incline”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.voːrt/
- Hyphenation: Hel‧voirt
Proper noun
Helvoirt n
- A village and former municipality of Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Keiespellersdurp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN