Bergeijk

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Bergeijk.

Proper noun

Bergeijk

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as echa in 1137. Derived from a compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and Old Dutch eka (“oak, Quercus sp.”), from Proto-West Germanic *aik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrˈɣɛi̯k/
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  • Hyphenation: Berg‧eijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Bergeijk n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Teutengat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Berkt, Boshoven, Boscheind, Braambosch, Broekhoven, De Aa, De Rund, Eind, Heiereind, Hooge Berkt, Lage Berkt, Loo, Loveren, Luyksgestel, Muggenhool, Riethoven, Rijt, Sengelsbroek, Spaanrijt, Voort, Walik, Weebosch, Westerhoven, Witrijt

Derived terms

References

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