Gendt

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in gannite in 790-793. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Proto-Germanic *ganda- (“wide, widened”), *gan-ita (“confluence of two rivers”) or from a term cognate to Old Norse gandr (“straight current”) are not backed up by the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Gent.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɣɛnt/
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Hyphenation: Gendt
Rhymes: -ɛnt
Homophone: Gent

Proper noun edit

Gendt n

A city and former municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Sprauwennest (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gendt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN