landouw

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (archaic) landouwe

Etymology

From land +‎ Middle Dutch ouwe, a variant of ooy, which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *awjō; more at Ooij. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑnˈdɑu̯/

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• Hyphenation: lan‧douw
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Noun

landouw f (plural landouwen, diminutive landouwtje n)

1. (literary) fertile rustic, agricultural region

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “landouw”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute