Stratum

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Strottum (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as straethem in 1312-1350. Compound of straat (“street, way”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstraː.tʏm/
• Hyphenation: Stra‧tum

Proper noun

Stratum n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Oud-Stratum

References

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