heuvel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoevel, huevel, hovel, huffel, from Old Dutch huvil, from Proto-Germanic *hubilaz. Cognate with dialectal German Hübel, Luxembourgish Hiwwel. Related with Old English hȳf (modern English hive). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦøː.vəl/

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• Hyphenation: heu‧vel
• Rhymes: -øːvəl

Noun

heuvel m (plural heuvels, diminutive heuveltje n)

1. hill

Derived terms

• heuvelachtig
• heuvelhelling
• heuvelig
• heuvelrug
• heuveltop
• termietenheuvel
• vluchtheuvel
• zandheuvel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heuwel