De Muntel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de Muntel in 1844. Perhaps derived from Middle Dutch munte (“hill used as a place of refuge during floods”) suffixed with -l. Originally the name of a field.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /də ˈmʏn.təl/
Hyphenation: De Mun‧tel
Rhymes: -ʏntəl

Proper noun edit

De Muntel n

A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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