Kaatsheuvel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Kétshéúvel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Kesthovel in 1506. Compound of an uncertain first element and heuvel (“hill”). The first element has been interpreted as dialectal kets (“road used to lead cows to pasture, country road”), kest (“storehouse”) and kets (“haystack”). Compare Kats.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːtsˌɦøː.vəl/, /kaːtsˈɦøː.vəl/
• Hyphenation: Kaats‧heu‧vel
• Rhymes: -øːvəl

Proper noun

Kaatsheuvel n

1. A village in Loon op Zand, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Turfstekerslaand (Carnival nickname)

Usage notes

Locally (and correctly), the pronunciation of the toponym stresses the first syllable. However, it is far more common to encounter an incorrect pronunciation stressing the second syllable.

Derived terms

• Kaatsheuvelnaar
• Kaatsheuvels

References

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