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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as swafering in 1385. Compound of a toponym derived from Old Dutch Swafhere (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and hoek (“isolated place”). Named after a former farm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋaː.vərtsˌɦuk/
- Hyphenation: Zwa‧verts‧hoek
Proper noun
Zwavertshoek n
- A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zwavertshoek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN