Vijfhoeven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kamp Vijf-Hoeven in 1868. Compound of vijf (“five”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛi̯fˌɦu.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vijf‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun

Vijfhoeven n

1. A neighbourhood of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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