Blesdijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blesdic in 1350. Derived from a compound of a variant of either Middle Dutch blasse (“white spot, bald spot”) or a hydronym and dijk (“levee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɛsˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Bles‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

Blesdijke n

  1. A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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