Hoenzadriel

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Heuzendriel (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as hunsetti in 722. Etymology unclear. Potentially a compound of either Old Dutch Huni (“a personal name”), *Huna (“Hun”) or Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, dark, honey-yellow”) and *sati- (“home, homestead”) with locative suffix *-ja-. The element Driel is a later addition. Compare Driel, Kerkdriel and Velddriel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦun.zaːˈdril/
Hyphenation: Hoen‧za‧driel
Rhymes: -il

Proper noun edit

Hoenzadriel n

A village in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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