Groote Horst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gr. Horst in 1838-1857. Derived from groot (“big, large”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The adjective groot was added to distinguish the hamlet from the younger Kleine Horst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroː.tə ˈɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Groo‧te Horst
  • Rhymes: -ɔrst

Proper noun

Groote Horst n

  1. A hamlet in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.

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