Terhofstede

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as polre qui dicitur hofstede around 1227. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and hofstede (“piece of land (capable of) supporting a farmstead”). Originally the name of a polder.

See also Zealandic De Rostie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛrˈɦɔfˌsteː.də/
• Hyphenation: Ter‧hof‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Terhofstede n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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