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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Lopik.
Proper noun
Lopik
- A village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as lobica in 1130-1161. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a personal name suffixed with the Latin -acum suffix or from an unknown term suffixed with the Proto-Germanic *ikja- suffix. Not derived from a compound of lo (“light forest”) and beek (“brook, stream”).
Compare Blerick, Bunnik, Cuijk, Geverik, Maurik, Mook, Niftrik, Odijk, Varik, Woezik and Fellerich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloː.pɪk/
- Hyphenation: Lo‧pik
Proper noun
Lopik n
- A village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Benschop, Cabauw, Graaf, Jaarsveld, Lopikerkapel, Polsbroek, Polsbroekerdam, Uitweg, Willige Langerak, Zevender
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “lopik”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN