Houthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as holzhusen in the second half of the 8th century, attested with certainty as houthusen in 1262. Compound of hout (rising deciduous forest) and the dative plural form of huis (home).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɑu̯tˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hout‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Houthuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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