Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as VATE (TER) in 1848. Derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (at) and Zealandic vate (water bowl, watering place for cattle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈvaː.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧va‧ten
  • Rhymes: -aːtən

Proper noun

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Tervaten n

  1. A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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