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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aqua que dicitur Hildcheres he in 1156. Compound of Old Dutch Hildcher (a personal name) and a (“watercourse, river”). Compare Zierikzee.
See also Zealandic Elkerzeê.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.kərˌzeː/
- Hyphenation: El‧ker‧zee
Proper noun
Elkerzee n
- A hamlet and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elkerzee”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN