Arensgenhout
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as dat dorpe 't gene hoit in 1381. Compound of a dialectal form of Arnold (“a personal name”), the definite article ge and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The personal name was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Kleingenhout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.rə(n)s.ɣə(n)ˌɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Ar‧ens‧gen‧hout
Proper noun
Arensgenhout n
- A village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN