Nijvelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ijvelaer in 1472. Compound of dialectal ijf (“yew, Taxus sp.”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The initial n developed as a result of an inflected form of the definite article de being contracted into the toponym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛi̯.vəˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Nij‧ve‧laar

Proper noun

Nijvelaar n

1. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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