Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as yllichaven in 1468. Compound of Old Dutch Illo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the dative plural form of hof (farm, farmstead).

See also Limburgish Illekaove.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪ.lɪkˌɦoː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Il‧lik‧ho‧ven

Proper noun edit

Illikhoven n

  1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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