Waddinxveen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Waddingsveen (archaic)

Etymology

First attested as waddinxuene in 1233. From Middle Dutch waddinsvene, potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from wadde (“ford, fordable stretch of a watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑ.dɪŋ(k)sˈfeːn/

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• Hyphenation: Wad‧dinx‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Waddinxveen n

1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

   Meronym: Noordeinde

Derived terms

• Waddinxvener
• Waddinxveens
• Noord-Waddinxveen
• Zuid-Waddinxveen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waddinxveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN