's-Heer Abtskerke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as verscvliet in 1197-1212. Compound of heer (“lord”), abt (“abbot”) and kerk (“church”). The abbot in question was the abbot of the Westmonster Monastery in Middelburg.

See also Zealandic Schrabbekerke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɦeːr ˈɑptsˌkɛr.kə/
  • Hyphenation: 's-Heer Abts‧ker‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɑptskɛrkə

Proper noun

's-Heer Abtskerke n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • 's-Heer Abtskerks

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heer abtskerke”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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