De Hilte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as HILTE (DE) in 1844. Derived from either Dutch Low Saxon hilde (“attic above a cowshed”) or Middle Dutch helden (“slope down”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦɪl.tə/
  • Hyphenation: De Hil‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɪltə

Proper noun

De Hilte n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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