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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ter oiie in 1305. Compound of ooi (“land next to a current”) and hoek (“sharp bend”). The modern name is derived from the name of a polder located near a former settlement named Ooy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːi̯.ərˈɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Ooy‧er‧hoek
- Rhymes: -uk
Proper noun
Ooyerhoek n
- A neighborhood of Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ooyerhoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN