Abcoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as abbecenuualde in 1085. Compound of a diminutive form of Old Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) and walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈkɑu̯.də/

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• Hyphenation: Ab‧cou‧de

Proper noun

Abcoude n

1. A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Abcoudenaar
• Abcouder
• Abcoude-Baambrugge
• Abcoude-Proosdij
• Abcoudermeer

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “abcoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN