Kattendijke

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cattindic in 1214. Compound of kat and dijk (“levee”). The element kat is difficult to interpret; it may derive from Middle Dutch katte (“earthen mound supported by beams and poles”) or be used in a metaphorical sense to refer to the poor quality of the levee. Compare Cadzand.

See also Zealandic Kattendieke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.tə(n)ˈdɛi̯.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Kat‧ten‧dij‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kə

Proper noun

Kattendijke n

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

Derived terms
  • Kattendijker
  • Kattendijks

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