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

1. a hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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