Elahuizen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as elahuysen in 1412. Calque of West Frisian Ealahuzen, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Ele (“a personal name”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.laːˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Ela‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Elahuizen n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN