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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suechusen in 1280. Compound of a dialectal form of zwaag (“pasture, cattle field”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Schwachhausen and Schweighausen.
See also Limburgish Zjweikese, Sjweikese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʋɛi̯kˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Sweik‧hui‧zen
Proper noun
Sweikhuizen n
- A village in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN