Kleine Horst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kl. Horst in 1867. Derived from klein (“small”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The adjective klein was added to distinguish the settlement from the older Groote Horst.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯.nə ˈɦɔrst/
Hyphenation: Klei‧ne Horst
Rhymes: -ɔrst

Proper noun

Kleine Horst n

A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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