Kloetinge

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as clotinge in 1216. Derived from Old Dutch *klôta (“lump, round object”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, here referring to an elevated location. Compare Kruiningen and Teteringen.

See also Zealandic Kloetehen, Kloetehe.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈklu.tɪ.ŋə/
Hyphenation: Kloe‧tin‧ge

Proper noun edit

Kloetinge n

A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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