Abcoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as abbecenuualde in 1085. Compound of a diminutive form of Old Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) and walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑpˈkɑu̯.də/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Ab‧cou‧de

Proper noun

Abcoude n

A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Abcoudenaar
Abcouder
Abcoude-Baambrugge
Abcoude-Proosdij
Abcoudermeer

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.