Zeshoeven

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Zes Hoeven in 1866. Compound of zes (“six”) and the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size”). So named to distinguish the then-hamlet from Achthoeven.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛsˌɦu.və(n)/
Hyphenation: Zes‧hoe‧ven

Proper noun edit

Zeshoeven n

A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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