Nieuwe Erven

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the plural form of erf (“inheritable land”). The toponym refers to a set of communal heathland which was redeveloped in the 1800s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə ˈɛr.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Nieuwe Er‧ven
• Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Proper noun

Nieuwe Erven n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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