Idskenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as eesken hwsen in 1495. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Eesk (a personal name) or Eeske and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪt.skənˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Id‧sken‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Idskenhuizen 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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