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Moershoofde

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as morshoeft in 1292. Derived from moershoofd (starting point for the exploitation of a peat extraction area).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muːrsˈɦoːf.də/
  • Hyphenation: Moers‧hoof‧de
  • Rhymes: -oːfdə

Proper noun

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Moershoofde n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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