De Vijfhoek

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) Attested as Vijfhoek (De) in 1899. Derived from vijfhoek (“pentagon”). The toponym might be a reference to the pentagonal shape of the village, but it could also refer to a brewery, mill, or inn (all of these often had signs featuring a pentagon).
  • (Overijssel) Derived from vijfhoek (“pentagon”). The toponym references the numbers of sub-neighbourhoods within the larger neighbourhood.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈvɛi̯f.ɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: De Vijf‧hoek

Proper noun

De Vijfhoek n

  1. a neighborhood of Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de vijfhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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