Elzent-Noord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Elzent, Den in 1900. Derived from a contracted compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising forest”) suffixed with noord (“north”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.zənt ˈnoːrt/
• Hyphenation: El‧zent-‧Noord
• Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Elzent-Noord n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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