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

1. A village and former municipality of Eersel, North 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