't Horntje

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Het Horntje in 1839-1859. Derived from the diminutive form of horn (“protruding bend, corner”), used here in the rare sense of "headland".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ət ˈɦɔrn.tjə/
  • Hyphenation: 't Horn‧tje
  • Rhymes: -ɔrntjə

Proper noun

't Horntje n

  1. a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “t horntje”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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