Boompjesdijk

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boom of Drogen Dijk in 1856-1857. Compound of a diminutive plural form of boom (tree) and droge dijk (inland levee, levee not touching a body of water). The first element was originally the name of a field.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːm.pjəsˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Boom‧pjes‧dijk

Proper noun

Boompjesdijk n

  1. A hamlet in Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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