Kaathoven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Caethoven in 1563. Compound of a variant of kot (“cottage, shack”) and the dative plural form of hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːtˌɦoː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Kaat‧ho‧ven

Proper noun

Kaathoven n

  1. a hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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