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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Sempke in 1841. Potentially derived from dialectal sompke (“small trench-shaped pool in a marsh”) or semp (“charlock mustard, (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)”). Originally the name of a duck decoy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ət ˈsɛmp.kə/
- Hyphenation: 't Semp‧ke
- Rhymes: -ɛmpkə
Proper noun
't Sempke n
- A neighbourhood of Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN