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Dutch
Etymology
- (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Vossenberg in 1936. Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg, here used in the dialectal sense "foxhole".
- (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as vossenberch in 1456. Derived from Middle Dutch vossenberg (“foxhole”).
- (Helmond) Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.sə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Vos‧sen‧berg
Proper noun
Vossenberg n
- A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN