Wintelre

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Wèntersel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as winterlo in the first quarter of the 13th century. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch Winter (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪn.təl.rə/
  • Hyphenation: Win‧tel‧re

Proper noun

Wintelre n

  1. a village and former municipality of Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Klepbroekenbult (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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