Tuuthees

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Tuutheesch in 1838-1857. Compound of dialectal tuut (“wedge-shaped, pointed”) and Old Dutch *hēsi (“brushwood”). Compare De Tuut and Tuute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtyːt.ɦeːs/
  • Hyphenation: Tuut‧hees

Proper noun

Tuuthees n

  1. a hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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