Donkersvoort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Donkersvoort in 1838-1857. Compound of the toponym Donk (now part of Beek en Donk) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɔŋ.kərsˈvoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Don‧kers‧voort
  • Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Donkersvoort n

  1. a hamlet in Laarbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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