Hilversum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hilversum.

Proper noun

Hilversum

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hilfercem in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch Hilfert (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɪl.vər.sʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hil‧ver‧sum

Proper noun

Hilversum n

  1. Hilversum (a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Egelshoek, Hilversumse Meent
  2. (figuratively, metonymic) the national broadcasting sector of the Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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