Hofstad

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɔf.stɑt/ Hyphenation: Hof‧stad === Etymology 1 === Compound of hof (“court”) +‎ stad (“city”). Named after the Binnenhof, which originally was the seat of the Counts of Holland and now houses the Dutch parliament. ==== Proper noun ==== Hofstad f (always with definite article) The Hague Synonym: Den Haag ===== Derived terms ===== Hofstadgroep === Etymology 2 === (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Hofstad in 1838-1857. Derived from hofstad (“farmstead, homestead”). (Utrecht) Derived from the toponym Westrummerhofstad (a former village), a compound of the toponym Westrum (derived in turn from Middle Dutch wester (“western, west-”) and heem (“home, settlement”)) and hovestat (“homestead”). As the neighbourhood is located in the southeast of Houten, it was decided to drop the element Westrummer. ==== Proper noun ==== Hofstad n a neighbourhood of Bladel, North Brabant, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Hofstad”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN