Oeffelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vflo around 1100. Compound of Old Dutch ûf (“owl”) and lo (“light forest”). The epenthetic -t was added at a later date. Compare Kreielt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.fəlt/
  • Hyphenation: Oef‧felt

Proper noun

Oeffelt n

  1. a village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Leemkuul (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Oeffeltenaar
  • Oeffelts

References

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