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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as waddinxuene in 1233. From Middle Dutch waddinsvene, potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from wadde (“ford, fordable stretch of a watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɑ.dɪŋ(k)sˈfeːn/
- Hyphenation: Wad‧dinx‧veen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Proper noun
Waddinxveen n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
- Meronym: Noordeinde
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waddinxveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN