Elferink

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as alverking in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch Alverik (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.fə.rɪŋk/
• Hyphenation: El‧fe‧rink

Proper noun

Elferink n

1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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