Vijfhoeven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kamp Vijf-Hoeven in 1868. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛi̯fˌɦu.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vijf‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun

Vijfhoeven n

  1. a neighbourhood of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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