Vieruitersten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vier uitersten in 1899. Derived from a compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of uiterste (“extreme, limit”). Named after the Catholic "four limits of man" (death, the Last Judgement, Heaven and Hell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /virˈœy̯.tər.stə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vier‧ui‧ter‧sten

Proper noun

Vieruitersten n

  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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