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Dutch
Etymology
- (Land van Cuijk) First attested as Zand kand in 1803-1820. Compound of zand (“sand”) and kant (“side, edge”). The element zand was added to distinguish the settlement from Broekkant and Peelkant.
- (Tilburg) First attested as Zandbank in 1810. Compound of zand (“sand”) and kant (“side, edge”). The second element was originally bank (“bank, ridge”), before shifting to hoek (“isolated place”) and finally settling on kant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɑnt.kɑnt/
- Hyphenation: Zand‧kant
Proper noun
Zandkant n
- A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN