Aalten

English

Proper noun

Aalten

  1. A village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aladna in 828. Etymology unclear. Likely derived from a phytonym (compare Old Norse alað (food), aldin (edible fruit), Old Swedish alda (fruit-bearing oak)). A proposed derivation from a hydronym derived from Proto-Indo-European *alat- (shining, bending outward) is far-fetched. Not etymologically related to aal (poplar, Populus). Potentially related to Aalden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Aal‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːltən

Proper noun

Aalten n

  1. Aalten (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
    Meronyms: Barlo, Bredevoort, Dale, Dinxperlo, De Heurne, Groot Deunk, Haart, Het Beggelder, Heurne, Hollenberg, IJzerlo, 't Klooster, Lintelo, 't Villeken

Derived terms

  • Aaltenaar
  • Aaltens
  • van Aalten, van Alten

References

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