Veldhoven

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Etymology

From Dutch Veldhoven.

Proper noun

Veldhoven

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Netherlands) First attested as velthouen in 1294. Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
  • (Belgium) Compound of veld (“field”) and the dative plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”) or hof (“homestead, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛltˌɦoː.və(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Veld‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Veldhoven n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Rommelgat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Berkt, Halfmijl, Heers, Hoogeind, Scherpenering, Schoot, Toterfout, Vliet, Zandoerle, Zittard
  2. A hamlet in Bocholt, Belgium

Derived terms

References

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