De Ratte

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ratte (De) in 1899. Apparently named after a kolk lake called De Ratteput ("the Rats' well"). See also De Muis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈrɑ.tə/
  • Hyphenation: De Rat‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɑtə

Proper noun

De Ratte n

  1. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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