Verlorenhoek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Verlorenhoek in 1745. Compound of verloren (“isolated, lonely”) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Verloren Einde and Verloren Hoek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈloːrə(n)ˌɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧lo‧ren‧hoek

Proper noun

Verlorenhoek n

  1. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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