Tongelre

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Tongerze (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as tongerle in 1241. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *tonger (“type of plant with a bitter taste”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋəl.rə/
  • Hyphenation: Ton‧gel‧re

Proper noun

Tongelre 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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