Terhofstede

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as polre qui dicitur hofstede around 1227. Compound of an inflected form of te (at) and hofstede (piece of land (capable of) supporting a farmstead). Originally the name of a polder.

See also Zealandic De Rostie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈɦɔfˌsteː.də/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧hof‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Terhofstede n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “terhofstede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN