Kloetinge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as clotinge in 1216. Derived from Old Dutch *klôta (“lump, round object”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, here referring to an elevated location. Compare Kruiningen and Teteringen.

See also Zealandic Kloetehen, Kloetehe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklu.tɪ.ŋə/
• Hyphenation: Kloe‧tin‧ge

Proper noun

Kloetinge n

1. A village and former municipality of Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kloetingenaar
• Kloetings

References

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