Eethen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Iëëte (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as atina in 850. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from an ancient hydronym. Compare Attelaken and Etten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Ee‧then
• Rhymes: -eːtən
• Homophone: eten

Proper noun

Eethen n

1. A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Eethenaar
• Eethens
• Eethen, Genderen en Heesbeen

References

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