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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Tarthorst in 1848. Compound of tarten (“taunt, defy”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). Named after a former castle that was allegedly given its name as a response to the construction of a castle named De Horst by the Bishopric of Utrecht in neighbouring Rhenen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑrt.ɦɔrst/
- Hyphenation: Tart‧horst
Proper noun
Tarthorst n
- a neighborhood of Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “tarthorst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN