Spitsendijk

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Spitsenbrug in 1853. Calque of West Frisian Spitsendyk, a compound of spits (“tapering, protruding”) and dyk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪt.sə(n)ˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Spit‧sen‧dijk

Proper noun

Spitsendijk n

  1. A hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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