Kleingenhout

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of klein (“small, little”), the definite article ge and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). The element klein was added to distinguish the hamlet from Arensgenhout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.ɣə(n)ˌɦɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Klein‧gen‧hout

Proper noun

Kleingenhout n

1. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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