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Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Waterkant in 1899. Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Zeekant.
- (Zuid-Holland) Compound of water (“water”) and kant (“side, edge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌkɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Wa‧ter‧kant
Proper noun
Waterkant n
- A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waterkant”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German, corresponding to Wasser + Kante, literally “water edge”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
die Waterkant f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Waterkant)
- (humorous) Synonym of Nordseeküste (“North Sea coast”)
1995, “Nordisch By Nature”, in Auf einem Auge blöd, performed by Fettes Brot:
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