Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as alverking in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch Alverik (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.fə.rɪŋk/
  • Hyphenation: El‧fe‧rink

Proper noun

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Elferink n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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