Startenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as stertingahusum in 1391. Potentially derived from Old Frisian stert (“tail”) or dialectal starting (“terrain where goods can temporarily be stored”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Starting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑr.tə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Star‧ten‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Startenhuizen n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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