Kortwoude
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Cortwold in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Koartwâlde, a compound of koart (“short”) and wâld (“forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔrtˈʋɑu̯.də/
- Hyphenation: Kort‧wou‧de
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯də
Proper noun
Kortwoude n
- A hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN