Katlijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kathaleke in 1315. Borrowed from West Frisian Ketlik, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian katte (“cat, Felis domesticus”), Katte (a personal name) or kat (“type of sluice”) and leka (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑt.lək/
• Hyphenation: Kat‧lijk

Proper noun

Katlijk n

1. A village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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