Terhofstede
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as polre qui dicitur hofstede around 1227. Compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and hofstede (“piece of land (capable of) supporting a farmstead”). Originally the name of a polder.
See also Zealandic De Rostie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛrˈɦɔfˌsteː.də/
- Hyphenation: Ter‧hof‧ste‧de
Proper noun
Terhofstede n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “terhofstede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN