Achterste Heikant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Achterste Heikant in 1894. Derived from achterst (“rearmost”) and a compound of hei (“heath, heathland”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Voorste Heikant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tər.stə ˈɦɛi̯.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧ste Hei‧kant

Proper noun

Achterste Heikant n

  1. A hamlet in Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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