Oventje

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Uiventje (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oeventken in 1426. Derived from the diminutive form of Middle Dutch ovent (“oven, brick kiln”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.vən.tjə/
  • Hyphenation: Oven‧tje
  • Rhymes: -oːvəntjə

Proper noun

Oventje n

  1. a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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