Stratum

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Strottum (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as straethem in 1312-1350. Compound of straat (“street, way”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstraː.tʏm/
  • Hyphenation: Stra‧tum

Proper noun

Stratum n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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