Nieuwe Erven
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the plural form of erf (“inheritable land”). The toponym refers to a set of communal heathland which was redeveloped in the 1800s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˈɛr.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Nieuwe Er‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛrvən
Proper noun
Nieuwe Erven n
- A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN