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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Ouwerkerk.
See also Zealandic Nieuwerkaarke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌkɛrk/
- Hyphenation: Nieuw‧er‧kerk
Proper noun
Nieuwerkerk n
- A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwerkerk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN