Voorteind

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Voorteijnde in 1662. Compound of voorde (“ford, crossing”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrt.ɛi̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: Voort‧eind

Proper noun

Voorteind n

  1. A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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