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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Ulsterhoek in 1835. Compound of Ulft (a surname) and hoek (“isolated place”). Compare Ulft and Ulvenhout.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʏlf.tərˈɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Ulf‧ter‧hoek
- Rhymes: -uk
Proper noun
Ulfterhoek n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN