Corpus den Hoorn
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Corpus den Hoorn in 1968. Derived from corpus (“lands cultivated by monks”) and the toponym Hoorn (derived from horn (“jutting piece of land”)), here referring to a former monastery.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɔr.pʏs dɛn ˈɦoːrn/
- Hyphenation: Cor‧pus den Hoorn
- Rhymes: -oːrn
Proper noun
Corpus den Hoorn n
- A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “corpus den hoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN