't Horntje

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Het Horntje in 1839-1859. Derived from the diminutive form of horn (“protruding bend, corner”), used here in the rare sense of "headland".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ət ˈɦɔrn.tjə/
• Hyphenation: 't Horn‧tje
• Rhymes: -ɔrntjə

Proper noun

't Horntje n

1. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “t horntje”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN