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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Soeke in 1830-1855. Potentially a contracted compound of zuid (“south-, southern”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Middelijk, Noordijk, Oostenrijk, Schadijk, Westrik, Zoeke and Zuuk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈzu.kə/
- Hyphenation: De Zoe‧ke
- Rhymes: -ukə
Proper noun
De Zoeke n
- A hamlet in Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN