De Vlijt
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as de Vlijt in 1830-1855. Derived from vlijt (“diligence, idndustriousness”). Named after a former water mill that was located at the site of the current neighbourhood.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈvlɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: De Vlijt
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
Proper noun
De Vlijt n
- A neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de vlijt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN