't Horntje

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ət ˈɦɔrn.tjə/
Hyphenation: 't Horn‧tje
Rhymes: -ɔrntjə

Proper noun edit

't Horntje n

A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “t horntje”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN