Dommelsvoort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Dommelsvoort in 1605. Perhaps a compound of a surname and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.məlsˌvoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Dom‧mels‧voort

Proper noun

Dommelsvoort n

  1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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