Sint Jansklooster
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as campus S. Joannis in 1409. Compound of the name of Saint John and klooster (“monastery”). Named after a monastery founded by Johannes van Ommen (ca. 1350-1420), one of the followers of Geert Groote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnt ˈjɑns.kloːs.tər/
- Hyphenation: Sint Jans‧kloo‧ster
- Rhymes: -oːstər
Proper noun
Sint Jansklooster n
- A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN