Bentveld
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) Attested as Bent Velt in 1615. Compound of bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and veld (“field”).
- (Overijssel) Compound of bent (“moor grass, Molinia sp.”) and veld (“field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛnt.vɛlt/
- Hyphenation: Bent‧veld
Proper noun
Bentveld n
- A village in Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Bentvelder
- Bentvelds
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bentveld”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN