Hoornsedijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as an den Hoernsschen Dyck in 1580. Compound of the toponym Den Hoorn (for which see Corpus den Hoorn) and dijk (“elevated road”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːrn.səˌdɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hoorn‧se‧dijk

Proper noun

Hoornsedijk n

  1. A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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