Urk
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English
Proper noun
Urk
- A village in Flevoland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Flevoland, Netherlands.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as urch in 966. Etymology uncertain. A proposed derivation from *urd-k ("little island") is impossible. A proposed link between Urk and the Orkney Islands is implausible.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Urk n
- Urk (a village, municipality, and former island in Flevoland, Netherlands)
Usage notes
Urk was an island until the late 1930s. It is generally preferred, especially by people from Urk, to say op Urk (“on Urk”) instead of in Urk (“in Urk”) as if it were still an island.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “urk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN