Wintelre

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Wèntersel (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as winterlo in the first quarter of the 13th century. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch Winter (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪn.təl.rə/
Hyphenation: Win‧tel‧re

Proper noun edit

Wintelre n

A village and former municipality of Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Klepbroekenbult (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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