Oeffelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vflo around 1100. Compound of Old Dutch ûf (“owl”) and lo (“light forest”). The epenthetic -t was added at a later date. Compare Kreielt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.fəlt/
• Hyphenation: Oef‧felt

Proper noun

Oeffelt n

1. A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Leemkuul (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Oeffeltenaar
• Oeffelts

References

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