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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as thornspiic in 796. Compound of Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and spiic (“headland, promontory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoːrn.spɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Doorn‧spijk
Proper noun
Doornspijk n
- A village and former municipality of Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN