Loete

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See also: loëte

Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Corte Loete in 1615. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch loete (rake or hoe with a triangular head) (referring here to a triangular piece of land), a hydronym, or a term cognate to Swedish laut (small plot of grassland, pasture).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Loe‧te

Proper noun

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Loete n

  1. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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