Graven Es

See also: gravenes

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bentheimer Esch in 1830-1855. Derived from the plural form of graaf (“count”) and es (“farmland next to a village”). The element graaf refers to the Counts of Bentheim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣraː.və(n) ˈɛs/
  • Hyphenation: Gra‧ven Es
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Proper noun

Graven Es n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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