Kleine-Lindt

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Kleine-Lindt in 1846. Compound of klein (“small”) and a toponym potentially derived from a hydronym (derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *linþja- (“flow slowly, flow softly”) or, alternatively, from a term cognate to Old High German lentî (“landing”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Klei‧ne-‧Lindt

Proper noun

Kleine-Lindt n

  1. A hamlet in Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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