Hoogcasteren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hungercasterle in 1272. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the toponym Casteren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦoːxˈkɑs.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧cas‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɑstərən

Proper noun

Hoogcasteren n

  1. a hamlet in Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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