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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hosenhout in 1293. Compound of Middle Dutch hose (“stick”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The first element was eventually reinterpreted as the toponym Heusden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦøːs.də(n)ˈɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Heus‧den‧hout
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
Proper noun
Heusdenhout n
- A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN