Corpus den Hoorn

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Corpus den Hoorn in 1968. Derived from corpus (“lands cultivated by monks”) and the toponym Hoorn (derived from horn (“jutting piece of land”)), here referring to a former monastery.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkɔr.pʏs dɛn ˈɦoːrn/
Hyphenation: Cor‧pus den Hoorn
Rhymes: -oːrn

Proper noun edit

Corpus den Hoorn n

A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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