Trintelen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as drintelen in 1520. Etymology unknown. Perhaps related to Middle Low German trendele (“disk, flat round cake”) or Middle Dutch trent (“periphery, boundary line”). It is also possible that the toponym refers to a third of a piece of land. Compare Noord Haffel and Zuid Haffel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪn.tə.lə(n)/
Hyphenation: Trin‧te‧len
Rhymes: -ɪntələn

Proper noun edit

Trintelen n

A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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