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Dutch
Etymology
- (Hof van Twente) Compound of dijk (“levee”) and hoek (“bend, corner”). The settlement was named for its location near the bend of a levee.
- (Rijssen-Holten) First attested as up Holter dijck, up den Holter dijck and upten Holter dijck in 1574. Compound of dijk (“levee”) and hoek (“bend, corner”). The settlement was named for its location near the bend of a levee.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɛi̯.kərˈɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Dij‧ker‧hoek
- Rhymes: -uk
Proper noun
Dijkerhoek n
- A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Rijssen-Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN