Eijsden

English

Proper noun

Eijsden

A village in Limburg province, Netherlands, on the border with Belgium.

Usage notes

An older English-language spelling is Eysden.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aspide in 870. Derived from Proto-Germanic *aspiþja- (“aspen forest”) or a Germanic name for the asp suffixed with Latin -etum.

See also Limburgish Èèsjde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯s.də(n)/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Eijs‧den
Rhymes: -ɛi̯sdən
Homophone: Eisden

Proper noun

Eijsden n

A village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Eijsdenaar
Eijsdens
Eijsden-Margraten

References

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

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