Spoordonk

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Spórreng (dialect form), Sporring (dialect form), Sporrink (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as spoerdonck in 1312. Compound of spoor (“trail, way”) and donk (“sandy hill protruding above a swamp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspoːr.dɔŋk/
Hyphenation: Spoor‧donk

Proper noun

Spoordonk n

A village in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands
Synonym: Olliedonk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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

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