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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ghetzercka in 1242. Borrowed from West Frisian Gytsjerk, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Gye (a personal name) and tzercka (“church”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣi.kɛrk/
- Hyphenation: Gie‧kerk
- Rhymes: -ɛrk
Proper noun
Giekerk n
- A village in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN