Stratum

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Strottum (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as straethem in 1312-1350. Compound of straat (“street, way”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstraː.tʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Stra‧tum

Proper noun

Stratum n

  1. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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