Hengstdal

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hynxtberch in 1424. Compound of hengst (“male horse, stallion”) and dal (“valley, vale”), which replaced earlier berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Hengstheuvel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛŋst.dɑl/
  • Hyphenation: Hengst‧dal

Proper noun

Hengstdal n

  1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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