Holendrecht
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as helendrecht in 1328. Compound of Middle Dutch hol (“low-lying, deep, swampy”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). Named after a river.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ho‧len‧drecht
Proper noun
Holendrecht n
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “holendrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN