Klein Medhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Cl. Medhuysen in 1491. Calque of West Frisian Lyts Midhuzen, derived from lyts (“small, little”) and a compound of Old Frisian mid (“mid-, middle”) and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The element klein was added to distinguish the settlement from Groot Medhuizen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n ˈmɛtˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Klein Med‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Klein Medhuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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