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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.dəˌvoːrt/
- Hyphenation: Me‧de‧voort
Proper noun
Medevoort n
- A hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN