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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as walwic in 1200. Compound of either waal (“kolk lake”) or Proto-Germanic *walha (“Romanophone”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek, Wahlwiller, Walem and Walik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːlˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Waal‧wijk
Proper noun
Waalwijk n
- Waalwijk (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)
- Synonym: Schoenlapperslaand (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Baardwijk, Besoijen, Oosteind, Sprang-Capelle, Sprangsevaart, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Waspik, Waspik-Zuid
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN