De Ratte

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ratte (De) in 1899. Apparently named after a kolk lake called De Ratteput ("the Rats' well"). See also De Muis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈrɑ.tə/
• Hyphenation: De Rat‧te
• Rhymes: -ɑtə

Proper noun

De Ratte n

1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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