De Bilt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch De Bilt.

Proper noun

De Bilt

  1. A municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die bilt in 1307. Potentially derived from an ablauted variant of Middle Dutch belt (“slightly elevated place”). Not derived from bult (“slightly elevated place, bump”) or from Latin balteus (“belt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈbɪlt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: De Bilt
  • Rhymes: -ɪlt

Proper noun

De Bilt n

  1. a village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Achterwetering, Achttienhoven, Bilthoven, Groenekan, Hollandsche Rading, Maartensdijk, Nieuwe Wetering, Westbroek

Derived terms

References

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