Delfstrahuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as nye delfsterhuisen and olde delfsterhuisen in 1408. Borrowed from a compound of West Frisian delf (“dug watercourse”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlf.straːˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Delf‧stra‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Delfstrahuizen n

A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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