Kortgene

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cortkeen and cortekene in 1247. Compound of kort (“short”) and keen (“gully, creek”). Originally a hydronym.

See also Zealandic Kortjeen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrtˌɣeː.nə/
• Hyphenation: Kort‧ge‧ne

Proper noun

Kortgene n

1. A city and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kortgener
• Kortgenes

References

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