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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN