Waddinxveen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Waddingsveen (archaic)

Etymology

First attested as waddinxuene in 1233. From Middle Dutch waddinsvene, potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from wadde (“ford, fordable stretch of a watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑ.dɪŋ(k)sˈfeːn/
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Hyphenation: Wad‧dinx‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Waddinxveen n

A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
Meronym: Noordeinde

Derived terms

Waddinxvener
Waddinxveens
Noord-Waddinxveen
Zuid-Waddinxveen

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “waddinxveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN