De Vijfhoek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as Vijfhoek (De) in 1899. Derived from vijfhoek (“pentagon”). The toponym might be a reference to the pentagonal shape of the village, but it could also refer to a brewery, mill, or inn (all of these often had signs featuring a pentagon).
• (Overijssel) Derived from vijfhoek (“pentagon”). The toponym references the numbers of sub-neighbourhoods within the larger neighbourhood.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈvɛi̯f.ɦuk/
• Hyphenation: De Vijf‧hoek

Proper noun

De Vijfhoek n

1. A neighborhood of Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de vijfhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN