Groote Horst
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Gr. Horst in 1838-1857. Derived from groot (“big, large”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The adjective groot was added to distinguish the hamlet from the younger Kleine Horst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroː.tə ˈɦɔrst/
- Hyphenation: Groo‧te Horst
- Rhymes: -ɔrst
Proper noun
Groote Horst n
- A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN