Katlijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kathaleke in 1315. Borrowed from West Frisian Ketlik, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian katte (“cat, Felis domesticus”), Katte (a personal name) or kat (“type of sluice”) and leka (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑt.lək/
  • Hyphenation: Kat‧lijk

Proper noun

Katlijk n

  1. a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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