Wintelre

Dutch

Alternative forms

Wèntersel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as winterlo in the first quarter of the 13th century. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch Winter (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪn.təl.rə/
Hyphenation: Win‧tel‧re

Proper noun

Wintelre n

A village and former municipality of Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Klepbroekenbult (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Wintelrenaar
Wintelres
Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel

References

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

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