Zwanenveld
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as de Zwaan in 1830-1855. Compound of the name of a road (derived in turn from the name of an inn, derived in turn from zwaan (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”)) and veld (“field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.nə(n)ˌvɛlt/
- Hyphenation: Zwa‧nen‧veld
Proper noun
Zwanenveld n
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “zwanenveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN