Huizen
See also: huizen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Huizen, from huizen (“houses”).
Proper noun
Huizen
- A municipality of the Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as husen in 1381-1382. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch huus (“house”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hui‧zen
- Homophone: huizen
Proper noun
Huizen n
- A village and municipality of Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Spietendonk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Bikbergen, Crailo, Huizerhoogt, Valkeveen
Derived terms
- Huizenaar
- Huizer
- Huizerhoef
- Huizerhoogt
- Huizermaat
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “huizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN