Terhofstede

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as polre qui dicitur hofstede around 1227. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and hofstede (“piece of land (capable of) supporting a farmstead”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɛrˈɦɔfˌsteː.də/
Hyphenation: Ter‧hof‧ste‧de

Proper noun edit

Terhofstede n

A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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