Cromvoirt
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Krommert (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as crumvoert in 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch crom (“bent, curved”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɔm.voːrt/
- Hyphenation: Crom‧voirt
Proper noun
Cromvoirt n
- A village and former municipality of Vught, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kneutergat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Cromvoirtenaar
- Cromvoirts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN