De Vlijt

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Vlijt in 1830-1855. Derived from vlijt (“diligence, idndustriousness”). Named after a former water mill that was located at the site of the current neighbourhood.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈvlɛi̯t/
• Hyphenation: De Vlijt
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Proper noun

De Vlijt n

1. A neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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