De Munte

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Munte in 1936. Derived from Old Dutch munte (“hill serving as a place of refuge during flooding”). Originally the name of a field.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈmʏn.tə/
• Hyphenation: De Mun‧te
• Rhymes: -ʏntə

Proper noun

De Munte n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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