Tongelre

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Tongerze (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as tongerle in 1241. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *tonger (“type of plant with a bitter taste”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋəl.rə/
Hyphenation: Ton‧gel‧re

Proper noun edit

Tongelre n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Oud-Tongelre

References edit

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