Engelen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as angle in 1147. Derived from Old Dutch *angila (“bend, curve”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ŋə.lə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: En‧ge‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛŋələn
- Homophone: engelen
Proper noun
Engelen n
- A village and former municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Terpersdurp (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Engelenaar
- Engelens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN