Colijnsplaat

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het gors colinsplate in 1489. Compound of Middle Dutch Colijn (“a personal name”) and plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”).

See also Zealandic Kersplaete, Colijn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkoː.lɛi̯nsˈplaːt/
Hyphenation: Co‧lijns‧plaat
Rhymes: -aːt

Proper noun

Colijnsplaat n

A village and former municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Colijnsplater
Colijnsplaats

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “colijnsplaat”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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