Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as nieuwhellevoeter-landt in 1367. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (new) and the toponym Hellevoet (a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (foot, bottom)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /niu̯ ˈɦɛl.vut/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Hel‧voet

Proper noun

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Nieuw-Helvoet n

  1. A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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References

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