Vieruitersten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vier uitersten in 1899. Derived from a compound of vier (“four”) and the plural form of uiterste (“extreme, limit”). Named after the Catholic "four limits of man" (death, the Last Judgement, Heaven and Hell).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈœy̯.tər.stə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vier‧ui‧ter‧sten

Proper noun

Vieruitersten n

1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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