't Horntje
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Het Horntje in 1839-1859. Derived from the diminutive form of horn (“protruding bend, corner”), used here in the rare sense of "headland".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ət ˈɦɔrn.tjə/
- Hyphenation: 't Horn‧tje
- Rhymes: -ɔrntjə
Proper noun
't Horntje n
- A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “t horntje”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN