Vijfhoeven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Kamp Vijf-Hoeven in 1868. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛi̯fˌɦu.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Vijf‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun edit

Vijfhoeven n

A neighbourhood of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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