Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as cortkeen and cortekene in 1247. Compound of kort (short) and keen (gully, creek). Originally a hydronym.

See also Zealandic Kortjeen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrtˌɣeː.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Kort‧ge‧ne

Proper noun edit

Kortgene n

  1. A city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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