Gendt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in gannite in 790-793. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Proto-Germanic *ganda- (“wide, widened”), *gan-ita (“confluence of two rivers”) or from a term cognate to Old Norse gandr (“straight current”) are not backed up by the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Gent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: Gendt
• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Homophone: Gent

Proper noun

Gendt n

1. A city and former municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Sprauwennest (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Gendtenaar
• Gendts

References

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