Nieuwe Erven

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the plural form of erf (“inheritable land”). The toponym refers to a set of communal heathland which was redeveloped in the 1800s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˈɛr.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Nieuwe Er‧ven
Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Proper noun

Nieuwe Erven n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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