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Delden.

a city and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛl.də(n)/
  1. a city and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

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  2. a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Overijssel) First attested as thelden in 1036. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi. See also Dutch Low Saxon Dealdn. * (Gelderland) First attested as thelden in 966. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi.

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