De Tike

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Teeckeveen in 1541. Borrowed from West Frisian De Tike, presumably derived in turn from tieke (“tick, Ixodida sp.”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈti.kə/
  • Hyphenation: De Ti‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ikə

Proper noun

De Tike n

  1. A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

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