Biest-Houtakker

Dutch

Etymology

Biest is first attested as byest in 1488. Houtakker is first attested as houtacker in 1428. Biest derives from bies (“rush, Scirpus sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. Houtakker derives from a compound of hout (“rising deciduous forest”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbist ˈɦɑu̯.tɑ.kər/
  • Hyphenation: Biest-‧Hout‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Biest-Houtakker n

  1. a village in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Pinnekleuversgat (Carnival nickname)

References

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