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Etymology edit

  • (Friesland) First attested as ferdingwier in the 15th century. Calque of West Frisian Fiifhús, a compound of fiif (five) and hûs (house).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Vijfhuis in 1831. Compound of vijf (five) and huis (house).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Vijfhuis n

  1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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