's-Heerenhoek

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 'S Heerenhoek around 1750. Compound of heer (lord) and hoek (corner). Named after the lords of 's-Heer Arendskerke.

See also Zealandic Seêrenoek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈɦuk/
  • Hyphenation: 's-‧Hee‧ren‧hoek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

's-Heerenhoek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Paerehat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heerenhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN