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Etymology

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First attested as hynxtberch in 1424. Compound of hengst (male horse, stallion) and dal (valley, vale), which replaced earlier berg (hill, elevated place). Compare Hengstheuvel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛŋst.dɑl/
  • Hyphenation: Hengst‧dal

Proper noun

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Hengstdal n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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