Vlengendaal

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fleckendale and flehendale in 1253. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch vlec (“meat, half a butchered pig”) and dal (“dale, valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvlɛ.ŋə(n)ˌdaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Vlen‧gen‧daal

Proper noun

Vlengendaal n

  1. A hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands.

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