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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as an den Hoernsschen Dyck in 1580. Compound of the toponym Den Hoorn (for which see Corpus den Hoorn) and dijk (“elevated road”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoːrn.səˌdɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Hoorn‧se‧dijk
Proper noun
Hoornsedijk n
- A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN