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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Roodewijk in 1936. Compound of rood (“red”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element rood was added to distinguish the settlement from Blauwewijk.
See also Zealandic Rooiewiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroː.dəˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧wijk
Proper noun
Roodewijk n
- A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “roodewijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN