Apenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apenhuizen in 1461. Compound of Old Dutch Apo (“a personal name”) and the dative plural form of huis (“home”). Compare Eppenhuizen and Appenheim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.pə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Apen‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Apenhuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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