Enkhuizen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as enchusen around 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch enge (“farmland next to a village”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛŋkˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Enk‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Enkhuizen n
- A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Haringdonk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Oosterdijk, Westeinde
Derived terms
- Enkhuizer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “enkhuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN