Stoof

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as De Stooue in 1565. Derived from stoof (“drying oven”). The name references the presence of an oven for drying madder.
  • (Zuid-Holland) Derived from stoof (“drying oven”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stoːf/
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  • Hyphenation: Stoof
  • Rhymes: -oːf
  • Homophone: stoof

Proper noun

Stoof n

  1. A hamlet in Halderberge, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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