Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as De Platvoet in 1867. Derived from platvoet (person with flat feet). Originally a nickname of one of the inhabitants living in the area where the current neighbourhood is located.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplɑt.vut/
  • Hyphenation: Plat‧voet
  • Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

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Platvoet n

  1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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