Elahuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as elahuysen in 1412. Calque of West Frisian Ealahuzen, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Ele (a personal name) and the plural form of hūs (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.laːˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ela‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Elahuizen n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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