Elzent-Zuid

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Elzent, Den in 1900. Derived from a contracted compound of els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and hout (“rising forest”) suffixed with zuid (“south”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.zənt ˈzœy̯t/
• Hyphenation: El‧zent-‧Zuid
• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Proper noun

Elzent-Zuid n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN