Eindhoven

From Dutch Eindhoven.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪndhoʊvən/, /ˈaɪnt-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪndhəʊvən/, /ˈaɪnt-/

Eindhoven

1. A city in North Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

• Áindoove (dialect spelling)

First attested as endehouen in 1232. Derived from a compound of eind (“end, edge”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯ntˌɦoː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Eind‧ho‧ven

Eindhoven n

1. Eindhoven (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

   Synonyms: Lichtstad (nickname), Lampegat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Acht, Blaarthem, Bokt, Gennep, Gestel, Nieuw Acht, Philipsdorp, Riel, Sliffert, Strijp, 't Coll, Tongelre, Urkhoven, Woensel

• Eindhovenaar
• Eindhovens

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯ntˌhoːfən/, (learned or Dutchified) /ˈɛɪ̯ntˌhoːvən/

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Eindhoven n (proper noun, genitive Eindhovens or (optionally with an article) Eindhoven)

1. Eindhoven (a city in the Netherlands)

• Eindhovener

Eindhoven f

1. Eindhoven (a city in North Brabant, Netherlands)