De Hilte

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as HILTE (DE) in 1844. Derived from either Dutch Low Saxon hilde (“attic above a cowshed”) or Middle Dutch helden (“slope down”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈɦɪl.tə/
Hyphenation: De Hil‧te
Rhymes: -ɪltə

Proper noun edit

De Hilte n

A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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