Kortenhoeven
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as cortenhover around 1343. Compound of Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and oever (“bank”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Kor‧ten‧hoe‧ven
Proper noun
editKortenhoeven n
- A hamlet in Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.