Lenthe

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as lenethe in 1133, attested with certainty as de lente in 1172. Etymology unknown. Perhaps derived from Proto-Germanic *hlîn- (“Norway maple, Acer platanoides”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-iþi, related to *lindu. Compare Lent and Linde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛn.tə/
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Hyphenation: Len‧the
Rhymes: -ɛntə
Homophone: lente

Proper noun

Lenthe n

A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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