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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as werendike in 1235. Compound of Old Dutch Werin (a personal name) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Zealandic Werendieke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋeː.rə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
- Hyphenation: We‧ren‧dij‧ke
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə
Proper noun
Werendijke n
- A hamlet in Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “werendijke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN