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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gerolsdike in 1216. Compound of Middle Dutch Gerolf (“a personal name”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Heersdiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣeːrsˈdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Geers‧dijk
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Proper noun
Geersdijk n
- A village in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “geersdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN