Tongelre

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Tongerze (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as tongerle in 1241. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch *tonger (“type of plant with a bitter taste”) and lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋəl.rə/
• Hyphenation: Ton‧gel‧re

Proper noun

Tongelre n

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

Derived terms

• Oud-Tongelre

References

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