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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as suterdicke in the 13th century. Compound of a contracted form of zuider (“southern, south-”) and dijk (“levee”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Zoerdiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzyːr.dɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Zuur‧dijk
Proper noun
Zuurdijk n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN