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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as schaerdendijke in 1487. Compound of Middle Dutch schaerde (“tear, deep gully”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Schaerendieke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsxaː.rə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
- Hyphenation: Scha‧ren‧dij‧ke
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə
Proper noun
Scharendijke n
- A village in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “scharendijke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN